Total Crime Rate
97.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Biddulph Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 423rd 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 Biddulph Street (LE2 1BF) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Biddulph Street (LE2 1BF), 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.
View Crime In Spinney Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Evington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Biddulph Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St James Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Skipworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tennyson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derwent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St James Terrace | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Medway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Biddulph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Biddulph Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxendon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oxendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oxendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St James Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Onslow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Diseworth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Diseworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twycross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St James Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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