Crime Rates at Eastern Boulevard, Leicester, LE2 7BD

Eastern Boulevard area has the 15th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 954 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 Eastern Boulevard (LE2 7BD) in the last 12 months was 777.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 169.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Boulevard (LE2 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tarragon Road (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.