Total Crime Rate

358.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 358.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.7 10/10
  • Public order 39.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highfield Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Street (LE2 1AD) in the last 12 months was 358.6 per 1,000 residents and was 571.4% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 177.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Street (LE2 1AD), 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 Lincoln Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington 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 Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Street —
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 2026Other theft Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper New Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandora Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tichborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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