Total Crime Rate

265.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.2 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 265.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 90.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Saffron Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 96th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saffron Lane (LE2 6TD) in the last 12 months was 265.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Eyres Monsell average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saffron Lane (LE2 6TD), the main crime hotspot is near Pen Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Leicester

Crime Over Time in Saffron Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen Close —
Apr 2026Burglary B5366 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allenwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allenwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridevale Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑