Crime Rates at Kirkfield Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5RS

Kirkfield Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

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 Kirkfield Road (LE8 5RS) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Cosby & South Whetstone average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 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 ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkfield Road (LE8 5RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladbroke Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebank Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.