Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bloomfield Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 269th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bloomfield Road (LE2 6LA) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomfield Road (LE2 6LA), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Lane. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bloomfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kempson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Saffron Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Saffron Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saffron Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saffron Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copinger Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North End Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North End Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Copinger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heathcott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathcott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathcott Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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