Crime Rates at Raw Dykes Road, Leicester, LE2 7JU

Raw Dykes Road 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 Raw Dykes Road (LE2 7JU) 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 Raw Dykes Road (LE2 7JU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.