Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Stephens Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 423rd lowest crime rate of 942 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 St Stephens Road (LE2 1DR) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Road (LE2 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Onslow Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tichborne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Tichborne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Churchill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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