Total Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 17.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Glossop Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glossop Street (LE5 5HP) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glossop Street (LE5 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glossop Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devana Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Parks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Parks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Parks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Parks Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Street
Apr 2026Other theft Conifer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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