Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartington 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 0GP) 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 0GP), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bakewell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mere Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherrard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Derwent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Duffield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilson Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mensa Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charnwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derwent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherrard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Polaris Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keythorpe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashbourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whinchat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shelbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shelbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Charnwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelbourne Street | Under investigation |
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