Total Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hartington Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 77th 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 Hartington Road (LE2 0GL) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Road (LE2 0GL), the main crime hotspot is near Shelbourne Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mensa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Mere Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polaris Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Charnwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keythorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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