Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lothair Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 337th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lothair Road (LE2 7QE) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Aylestone average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lothair Road (LE2 7QE), the main crime hotspot is near Kempson Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lothair Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Saffron Hill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Saffron Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Saffron Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Old Saffron Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kempson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Saffron Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Saffron Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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