Total Crime Rate
723.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pavilion Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 25th highest crime rate of 954 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 7JS) in the last 12 months was 723.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 312.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pavilion Close (LE2 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Putney Road West, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnmoor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hazel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Filbert Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Putney Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Putney Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Putney Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Putney Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Putney Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Filbert Street East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brazil Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Filbert Street East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Martindale Close | Under investigation |
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