Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 64.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Southernhay Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southernhay Close (LE2 3TW) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southernhay Close (LE2 3TW), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southernhay Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pendene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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