Total Crime Rate
118.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belvoir Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belvoir Drive (LE2 8PB) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belvoir Drive (LE2 8PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A426 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A426 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A426 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Montrose Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Montrose Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montrose Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cooper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Disraeli Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paigle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Paget Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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