Total Crime Rate

196.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 196.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.4 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Heathcott Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 146th 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 Heathcott Road (LE2 6LS) in the last 12 months was 196.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathcott Road (LE2 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Boulder Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathcott Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Heathcott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neston Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Neston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulder Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neston Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copinger Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neston Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulder Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcott Road
Apr 2026Burglary Heathcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heathcott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heathcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulder Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulder Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elston Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boulder Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Uplands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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