Total Crime Rate

145.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 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 145.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Raw Dykes Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 245th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Raw Dykes Road (LE2 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 145.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Aylestone average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raw Dykes Road (LE2 7JZ), 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 Raw Dykes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burnmoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Pentland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Putney Road West —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pavilion Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Putney Road West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnmoor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Pavilion Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Bridge Street —
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 Brazil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Putney Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pavilion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pavilion Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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