Total Crime Rate
345.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aylestone 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.
View Crime In Aylestone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paigle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A426 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hereford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mallard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Disraeli Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvoir Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvoir Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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