Total Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aylestone Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 234th highest crime rate of 954 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 Aylestone Road (LE2 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aylestone Road (LE2 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aylestone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oliver Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Batten Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aylestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aylestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aylestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylestone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Harold Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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