Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Myrtle Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 942 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 Myrtle Road (LE2 1FT) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (LE2 1FT), 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 Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Evington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devana Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donnington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conifer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Newton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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