Crime Rates at Shipley Road, Leicester, LE5 5BW

Shipley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 265th 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 Shipley Road (LE5 5BW) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.0% higher than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 364.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipley Road (LE5 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Abney Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.