Total Crime Rate

439.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 439.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent Street area has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 46th highest crime rate of 954 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 Kent Street (LE5 3BE) in the last 12 months was 439.8 per 1,000 residents and was 644.8% higher than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Street (LE5 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jupiter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arnold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jupiter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arnold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Christow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crafton Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crafton Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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