Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Peters Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Road (LE2 1DD) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Road (LE2 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Onslow Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Diseworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donnington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Evington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Apr 2026Public order Draper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Baslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mere Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Newton Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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