Crime Rates at Harold Street, Leicester, LE2 8AL

Harold Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 197th 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 Harold Street (LE2 8AL) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harold Street (LE2 8AL), 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.