Crime Rate in Stoneygate, ward

Stoneygate has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Leicester district and the 2558th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 255th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stoneygate in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Leicester district average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stoneygate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 656 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , up 8.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -34.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 849 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stoneygate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Mill Hill Lane, with 157 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ripon Street (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.