Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 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 137.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawkesbury Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 268th 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 Hawkesbury Road (LE2 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkesbury Road (LE2 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkhill, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harold Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Hill Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallaton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Florence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Manners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leeson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parkhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Park Hill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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