Crime Rates at Myrtle Road, Leicester, LE2 1FX

Myrtle Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 455th highest crime rate of 954 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 Myrtle Road (LE2 1FX) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% higher than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 171.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (LE2 1FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Onslow Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Street (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.