Crime Rates at London Road, Leicester, LE2 1RL

London Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 954 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 1RL) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LE2 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Ripon Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.