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

St Stephens 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 St Stephens Road (LE2 1GH) 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 St Stephens Road (LE2 1GH), 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 St Stephens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kings Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Newton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Skipworth Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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