Crime Rates at Melbourne Road, Leicester, LE2 0GU

Melbourne Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Melbourne Road (LE2 0GU) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (LE2 0GU), the main crime hotspot is near Pluto Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.