Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cedar Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 272nd highest 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 Cedar Road (LE2 1FG) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 154.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Road (LE2 1FG), the main crime hotspot is near Ripon Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devana Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skipworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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