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

Whittier 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 Whittier Road (LE2 6LR) 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 Whittier Road (LE2 6LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knighton Lane East, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copinger Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whittier Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copinger Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macaulay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knighton Lane East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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