Total Crime Rate

241.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 241.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.8 7/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Narrow Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 109th highest crime rate of 942 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 241.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% higher than the Aylestone average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Narrow Lane (LE2 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Narrow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Narrow Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Marsden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Croft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Croft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Croft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plantation Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conaglen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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