Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 James Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 253rd 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 James Road (LE2 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 169.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (LE2 1HQ), 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 James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Evington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Skipworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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