Total Crime Rate

345.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 345.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Aylestone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 74th 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 Aylestone Road (LE2 8TF) in the last 12 months was 345.5 per 1,000 residents and was 182.8% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 191.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aylestone Road (LE2 8TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A426 (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aylestone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paigle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A426 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mallard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Disraeli Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belvoir Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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