Crime Rates at Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6FP

Welford Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 436th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welford Road (LE2 6FP) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (LE2 6FP), the main crime hotspot is near Pendlebury Drive. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.