Total Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 26.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cecil Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Cecil Road (LE2 0AD) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (LE2 0AD), the main crime hotspot is near Pluto Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keythorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Jupiter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Charnwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mensa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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