Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

London Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (LE2 1NN) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LE2 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Hill Lane, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Skipworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Albans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tichborne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Tichborne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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