Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitteney Drive North area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 453rd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitteney Drive North (LE2 9AR) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitteney Drive North (LE2 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near Sturdee Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitteney Drive North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Orchard Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springclose Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stebbings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stebbings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sturdee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitteney Drive South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tovey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Markland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Orchard Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simmins Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simmins Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Matts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bentinghouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinghouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pawley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pawley Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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