Total Crime Rate

304.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Narrow 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 Narrow Lane (LE2 8NA) 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 Narrow Lane (LE2 8NA), 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 Supermarket (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Narrow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanvey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Earl Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Riverside Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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