Crime Rates at Cheshire Gardens, Leicester, LE2 8HD

Cheshire Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 376th 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 Cheshire Gardens (LE2 8HD) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshire Gardens (LE2 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duncan Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranfield Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.