Total Crime Rate
50.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Diseworth Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Diseworth Street (LE2 0DB) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Diseworth Street (LE2 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Egginton Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spinney Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Diseworth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roslyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roslyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roslyn Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derwent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derwent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Diseworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Duffield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haddon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Donnington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartholomew Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twycross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gopsall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gopsall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dronfield Street | β |
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