Total Crime Rate

165.4 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 165.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Buckingham Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 215th 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 Buckingham Drive (LE2 8PY) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% 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 38 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.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keenan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Highgrove Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highgrove Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hopyard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rushton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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