Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sparkenhoe Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 432nd 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 Sparkenhoe Street (LE2 0TA) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparkenhoe Street (LE2 0TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Hill Lane, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andover Street (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sparkenhoe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guthlaxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoughton Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Tichborne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prebend Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnard Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandora Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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