Total Crime Rate

114.0 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 114.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Denmark Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 357th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denmark Road (LE2 8AB) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Road (LE2 8AB), 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 Denmark Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oliver Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrimer 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 Kempson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kempson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leeson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Saffron Hill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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