Crime Rates at Watkin Road, Leicester, LE2 7AG

Watkin Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 196th 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 Watkin Road (LE2 7AG) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watkin Road (LE2 7AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Helmdon Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.