Total Crime Rate
304.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marsden Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 85th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marsden Lane (LE2 8LT) in the last 12 months was 304.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.1% higher than the Aylestone average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsden Lane (LE2 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croft Avenue, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aylestone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanvey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Riverside Drive | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Croft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Lane | Under investigation |
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