Total Crime Rate

97.8 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 97.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chandos 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chandos Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roslyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roslyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Evington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilne Street —
Sep 2025Public order Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lonsdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beckingham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckingham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herschell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normanton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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