Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 41st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 160th highest crime rate of 942 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 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asquith Boulevard (LE2 6FE), the main crime hotspot is near Shackerdale Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackerdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shackerdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamborne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Asquith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Asquith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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