Total Crime Rate
152.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cranfield Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 240th 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 Cranfield Road (LE2 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 152.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranfield Road (LE2 8QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cranfield Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winder'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bretby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cranfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheshire Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burnaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Drive East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridevale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B5366 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridevale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridevale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridevale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B5366 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caroline Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridevale Road | Under investigation |
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