Crime Rates at Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 5GR

Mere Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 428th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mere Road (LE5 5GR) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Road (LE5 5GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abney Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.