Crime Rates at Berners Street, Leicester, LE2 0AF

Berners Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 465th highest crime rate of 954 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 Berners Street (LE2 0AF) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berners Street (LE2 0AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartington Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.