Crime Rates at Sawday Street, Leicester, LE2 7JW

Sawday Street area has the lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sawday Street (LE2 7JW) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2022. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawday Street (LE2 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 580 crimes here, including 430 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.