Total Crime Rate

578.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.0 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 578.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.3 10/10
  • Public order 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.7 10/10
  • Other theft 53.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.9 10/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.9 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pavilion Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 31st 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 Pavilion Close (LE2 7HS) in the last 12 months was 578.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 226.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pavilion Close (LE2 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Putney Road West, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pavilion Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Filbert Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Putney Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filbert Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martindale Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Putney Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Putney Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Putney Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Putney Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Putney Road West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnmoor Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Burnmoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavilion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pavilion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filbert Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filbert Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Pavilion Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Pavilion Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Pavilion Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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