Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Percy Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 942 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 Percy Road (LE2 8FN) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Road (LE2 8FN), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Lane. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5366 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5366 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copinger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copinger Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burgess Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burgess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burgess Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lorrimer Road 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 2026Shoplifting Hallaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leeson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gedge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gedge Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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