Total Crime Rate

290.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.8 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 290.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Other theft 48.1 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Baysdale Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 87th highest crime rate of 942 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 Baysdale Road (LE2 7HR) in the last 12 months was 290.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baysdale Road (LE2 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 570 crimes here, including 416 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baysdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Burnmoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Street —
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnmoor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thirlmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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