Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Skelton Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 111th 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 Skelton Drive (LE2 6JP) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelton Drive (LE2 6JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neston Gardens, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pendlebury Drive (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skelton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadderton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamborne Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Neston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neston Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Pendlebury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Burnside Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neston Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendlebury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendlebury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neston Gardens —
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Data Sources

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