Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vancouver Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vancouver Road (LE1 2GB) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 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 Criminal damage and arson 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 7 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vancouver Road (LE1 2GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kashmir Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Christow Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vancouver Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redpath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ottawa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crafton Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wharf Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taylor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montreal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodboy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Calgary Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kashmir Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kashmir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kashmir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kashmir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redpath Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysart Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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