Total Crime Rate
112.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holmfield 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Evington Parks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Philips Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneygate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneygate Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barratt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barratt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barratt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laureston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Halsbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ashfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evington Parks Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evington Parks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evington Parks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Johns Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Road | — |
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