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 445th highest crime rate of 954 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 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Aylestone average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshire Gardens (LE2 8HD), 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.