Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunswick Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

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 Brunswick Street (LE1 2LP) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Street (LE1 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Quebec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taylor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vancouver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crafton Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ottawa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ottawa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ottawa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Christow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toronto Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arnold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kashmir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kashmir Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Kashmir Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kashmir Road
Sep 2025Public order Arnold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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