Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Helmdon Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 336th highest crime rate of 954 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 Helmdon Road (LE2 7AL) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (144.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmdon Road (LE2 7AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Helmdon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blue Fox Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darnall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Helmdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Helmdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mint Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watkin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helmdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Great Central Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watkin Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watkin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Helmdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watkin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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