Total Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quainton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Quainton Road (LE2 7AT) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quainton Road (LE2 7AT), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bruce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Noel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bisley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stuart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Watkin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watkin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Watkin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Noel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Noel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helmdon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sheffield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sheffield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Fox Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bruce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bruce Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bruce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walton Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walton Street | Under investigation |
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