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

Holmfield Road 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 Holmfield Road (LE2 1SA) 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 Holmfield Road (LE2 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Barratt Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Parks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneygate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneygate Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barratt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laureston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Halsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Parks Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Parks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Parks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road

Data Sources

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