Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 152.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sharpland area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 224th highest crime rate of 942 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 Sharpland (LE2 8UP) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharpland (LE2 8UP), the main crime hotspot is near Howden Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sharpland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sharpland Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sturdee Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Green —
Apr 2026Other crime Markland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Firs 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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