Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mensa Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 438th 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 Mensa Close (LE2 0UT) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mensa Close (LE2 0UT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mensa Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mensa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoughton Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mere Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polaris Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keythorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Charnwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guthlaxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Jupiter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donnington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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