Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chandos 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 Chandos Street (LE2 1BL) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Chandos Street (LE2 1BL), 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 Chandos Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roslyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Diseworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Diseworth Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roslyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Donnington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Evington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Onslow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Draper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Beckingham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartholomew Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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