Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oxendon Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 399th highest 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 Oxendon Street (LE2 0SG) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxendon Street (LE2 0SG), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxendon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kings Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Newton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tichborne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Diseworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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