Total Crime Rate

186.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 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 186.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dashwood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 158th 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 Dashwood Road (LE2 1PH) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 249.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dashwood Road (LE2 1PH), 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 Dashwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Evington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devana Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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