Total Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bloomfield Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 206th 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 Bloomfield Road (LE2 6LB) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Eyres Monsell average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bloomfield Road (LE2 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Lane. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heathcott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gedge Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heathcott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heathcott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elston Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heathcott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathcott Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hallaton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B5366 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallaton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallaton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crossway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5366 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apple Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copinger Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Copinger Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apple Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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