Total Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dixon Drive 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 Dixon Drive (LE2 1RA) 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 Dixon Drive (LE2 1RA), 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 Dixon Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devana Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Evington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laureston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Parks Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Parks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Parks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Halsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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