Total Crime Rate

340.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 340.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.2 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.8 7/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oliver Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 67th 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 Oliver Street (LE2 7PD) in the last 12 months was 340.6 per 1,000 residents and was 184.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Street (LE2 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kempson Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oliver Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hughenden Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hughenden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hughenden Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Saffron Lane
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oliver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lorrimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lothair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Saffron Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lothair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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