Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lansdowne Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lansdowne Road (LE2 8AT) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Road (LE2 8AT), 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 Lansdowne Road area

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

Data Sources

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