Total Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 14.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.8 1/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Ferndale Road area has the lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Road (LE2 6GN) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (LE2 6GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shackerdale Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdale Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamborne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadderton Close —
Apr 2026Public order Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsbury Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Asquith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Asquith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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