Total Crime Rate
131.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Asquith Boulevard area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Asquith Boulevard (LE2 6FA) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Asquith Boulevard (LE2 6FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Asquith Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdale Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Asquith Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradgate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deancourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Granville Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Granville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Northdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deancourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shackerdale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shackerdale Road | Under investigation |
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