Crime Rates at Linacre Crescent, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2FB

Linacre Crescent area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Syston , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linacre Crescent (LE7 2FB) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Syston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linacre Crescent (LE7 2FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langham Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Empingham Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.