Crime Rates at Middleton Street, Leicester, LE2 8LU

Middleton Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 165th 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 Middleton Street (LE2 8LU) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Aylestone average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Street (LE2 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earl Russell Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A426 (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.