Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Keythorpe Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keythorpe Street (LE2 0AL) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keythorpe Street (LE2 0AL), 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 Keythorpe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Diseworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polaris Close —
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mensa 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Jupiter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Charnwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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