Total Crime Rate

1242.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

736.2 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 1242.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 736.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 693.6 10/10
  • Other crime 263.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.1 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Drugs 34.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Packhorse Road area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 13th 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 Packhorse Road (LE2 9FP) in the last 12 months was 1242.6 per 1,000 residents and was 766.1% higher 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 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 173 (≈ 736.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Packhorse Road (LE2 9FP), the main crime hotspot is near Silsden Rise. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Packhorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ibsley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ibsley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ibsley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fountains Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runcorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eamont Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitteney Drive South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strensall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Packhorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Packhorse Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Packhorse Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tadcaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tadcaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tadcaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eamont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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