Total Crime Rate

415.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 415.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Public order 35.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 51st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (LE2 1ED) in the last 12 months was 415.6 per 1,000 residents and was 678.2% higher than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LE2 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Hill Lane, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Albans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tichborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper New Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Sparkenhoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Burglary Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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