Crime Rates at Monsell Drive, Leicester, LE2 8PP

Monsell Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 183rd 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 Monsell Drive (LE2 8PP) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 125.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monsell Drive (LE2 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howden Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Firs (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.