Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Buckingham Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 306th 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 Buckingham Drive (LE2 8PY) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Drive (LE2 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highgrove Crescent, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Firs (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Leicester

Crime Over Time in Buckingham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Firs Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conaglen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilmorton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Firs Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Firs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑