Total Crime Rate
98.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashfield Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 418th highest crime rate of 954 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 1LB) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 91.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashfield Road (LE2 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Spinney Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barratt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barratt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laureston Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laureston Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laureston Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laureston Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waldale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Johns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakfield Road | β |
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