Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillcrest Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 461st 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 Hillcrest Road (LE2 6HG) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (LE2 6HG), the main crime hotspot is near Aberdale Road. Police recorded 17 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 Hillcrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Granville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynholme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deancourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deancourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shackerdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shackerdale Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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