Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakpool 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strensall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturdee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurcroft Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Oak Pool Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Pool Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinford Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturdee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturdee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturdee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturdee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturdee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturdee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Packhorse Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sturdee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturdee Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmins Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simmins Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ambleside Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garnett Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Royston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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