Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Asquith 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 6FE) 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 6FE), the main crime hotspot is near Babingdon Row. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Asquith Boulevard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Northdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Asquith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairholme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shackerdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dale Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradgate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babingdon Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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