Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Montreal Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 467th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montreal Road (LE1 2GT) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montreal Road (LE1 2GT), the main crime hotspot is near Gower Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montreal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gower Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gower Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wharf Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montreal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Memory Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Memory Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Memory Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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