Total Crime Rate

507.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 507.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Eastern Boulevard area has the 25th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 37th 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 Eastern Boulevard (LE2 7BD) in the last 12 months was 507.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.8% 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 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Boulevard (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastern Boulevard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Newarke Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tarragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tarragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windermere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windermere Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Street —
Apr 2026Public order The Newarke Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Newarke Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Western Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lineker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lineker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastern Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastern Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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