Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Asquith Boulevard area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Asquith Boulevard (LE2 6FD) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asquith Boulevard (LE2 6FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shackerdale Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdale Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Asquith Boulevard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Baldwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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