Crime Rates at Berners Street, Leicester, LE2 0AF

Berners Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 461st lowest 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 Berners Street (LE2 0AF) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berners Street (LE2 0AF), 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.