Crime Rates at Bridevale Road, Leicester, LE2 8DA

Bridevale Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 437th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridevale Road (LE2 8DA) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridevale Road (LE2 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Cranfield Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.