Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairholme Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Fairholme Road (LE2 6GL) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairholme Road (LE2 6GL), the main crime hotspot is near Pendlebury Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairholme Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadderton Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Asquith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Asquith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamborne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendlebury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendlebury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pendlebury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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