Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Biddulph 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.

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Crime Over Time in Biddulph Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery St James Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skipworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St James Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Medway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Biddulph Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St James Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Onslow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diseworth Street
Sep 2025Burglary Diseworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilne Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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