Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brettell Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brettell Road (LE2 9AB) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Eyres Monsell average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brettell Road (LE2 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Bridevale Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinghouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Matts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kepston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bentinghouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitteney Drive South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tovey Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camfield Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Orchard Court | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cherry Orchard Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Littlejohn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Littlejohn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simmins Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmins Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stebbings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pawley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pawley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aylestone Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springclose | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stebbings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridevale Road | — |
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