Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Highgate Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 117th 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 Highgate Drive (LE2 6HH) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Drive (LE2 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Westfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duffield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnby Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baldwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
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Data Sources

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