Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 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 74.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • 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

Hampshire Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 430th 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 Hampshire Road (LE2 8HF) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Aylestone average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Road (LE2 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkhill (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hampshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Florence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Hill Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parkhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Disraeli Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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