Crime Rates at Eastwood Road, Leicester, LE2 8DD

Eastwood Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 385th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Eastwood Road (LE2 8DD) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastwood Road (LE2 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Cranfield Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.