Crime Rates at Buxton Street, Leicester, LE2 0FH

Buxton Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 94th 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 Buxton Street (LE2 0FH) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Street (LE2 0FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelbourne Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Donnington Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.