Crime Rates at Highfield Street, Leicester, LE2 1AE

Highfield Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 69th highest crime rate of 954 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 1AE) in the last 12 months was 358.6 per 1,000 residents and was 507.2% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Street (LE2 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Onslow Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.