Total Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belvoir Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 441st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belvoir Drive (LE2 8PA) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Aylestone average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belvoir Drive (LE2 8PA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aylestone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Disraeli Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A426 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvoir Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paigle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Earl Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Earl Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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