Total Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holts Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 316th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holts Close (LE2 9GU) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Aylestone average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holts Close (LE2 9GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holts Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Lock Close (8 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 | Gilmorton Close | Under investigation |
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