Total Crime Rate
64.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deancourt Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Deancourt Road (LE2 6GH) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deancourt Road (LE2 6GH), 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 | Deancourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shackerdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deancourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradgate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shackerdale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Asquith Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Northdene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairholme Road | Under investigation |
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