Total Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 175.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knighton Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 180th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knighton Lane (LE2 8BF) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Lane (LE2 8BF), 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 Knighton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lothair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lothair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copinger Road —
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lorrimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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