Crime Rates at The Newarke, Leicester, LE2 7BY

The Newarke area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 325th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Newarke (LE2 7BY) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Newarke (LE2 7BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Boulevard (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.