Total Crime Rate

148.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sanvey Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 249th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sanvey Close (LE2 8NE) in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanvey Close (LE2 8NE), 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 Sanvey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Earl Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Riverside Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanvey Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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