Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Oakpool Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 405th 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 Oakpool Gardens (LE2 9FL) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Eyres Monsell average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakpool Gardens (LE2 9FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sturdee Road (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakpool Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurcroft Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oak Pool Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caversham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Pool Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Packhorse Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Sturdee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsborough Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsborough Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsborough Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsborough Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambleside Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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