Crime Rates at Ashfield Road, Leicester, LE2 1LA

Ashfield Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 341st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfield Road (LE2 1LA) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.3% 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 18 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Road (LE2 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barratt Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.