Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 162.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Copinger Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 942 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 Copinger Road (LE2 6LF) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copinger Road (LE2 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Kempson Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Copinger Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heathcott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heathcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heathcott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heathcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcott Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copinger Road —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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