Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Diseworth Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Diseworth Street (LE2 0DB) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diseworth Street (LE2 0DB), 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 Diseworth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mensa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kings Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Diseworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polaris Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donnington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dronfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mere Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Newton Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bartholomew Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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