Crime Rates at Oakfield Road, Leicester, LE2 1LU

Oakfield 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 Oakfield Road (LE2 1LU) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Oakfield Road (LE2 1LU), 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.