Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stoughton Street South area has the 19th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 396th highest 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 Stoughton Street South (LE2 0SH) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoughton Street South (LE2 0SH), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stoughton Street South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tichborne Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mercury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mercury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gopsall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tichborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tichborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tichborne Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoughton Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sparkenhoe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sparkenhoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sparkenhoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jupiter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Albans Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Hill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guthlaxton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Guthlaxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guthlaxton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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