Crime Rates at Grasmere Street, Leicester, LE2 7DA

Grasmere Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 434th 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 Grasmere Street (LE2 7DA) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Street (LE2 7DA), 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.