Total Crime Rate

218.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 218.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Aylestone Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 129th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aylestone Road (LE2 8JA) in the last 12 months was 218.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% higher than the Aylestone average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aylestone Road (LE2 8JA), 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 Aylestone Road area

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

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