Total Crime Rate
97.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chandos Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 424th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chandos Street (LE2 1BU) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chandos Street (LE2 1BU), 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 | Burglary | Biddulph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartholomew Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roslyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roslyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roslyn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Evington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Evington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beckingham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conifer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckingham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herschell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tennyson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conifer Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonsall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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