Total Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Twycross Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Twycross Street (LE2 0DW) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Twycross Street (LE2 0DW), the main crime hotspot is near Onslow Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Spinney Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Egginton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Evington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartholomew Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twycross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Donnington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Diseworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roslyn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derwent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Biddulph Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dronfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Egginton Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonsall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonsall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bonsall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biddulph Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Biddulph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roslyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Biddulph Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Road | Under investigation |
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