Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Grace Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 942 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 Grace Road (LE2 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grace Road (LE2 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Lane. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oliver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Manners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5366 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5366 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copinger Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saffron Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saffron Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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