Total Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bonsall Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 352nd 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 Bonsall Street (LE5 5AD) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonsall Street (LE5 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Biddulph Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bonsall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donnington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conifer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Evington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kings Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Newton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Baslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mere Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Diseworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dronfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shipley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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