Total Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 180.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Watkin Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 165th 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 Watkin Road (LE2 7HW) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watkin Road (LE2 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norman Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watkin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Noel Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaul Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bisley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Equity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Paton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stuart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Equity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Noel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quainton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheffield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmdon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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