Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 13.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Vulcan Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vulcan Road (LE5 3ED) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vulcan Road (LE5 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Bakewell Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vulcan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polaris Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mensa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keythorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Charnwood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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