Crime Rates at Rowsley Street, Leicester, LE5 5JN

Rowsley 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 Rowsley Street (LE5 5JN) 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 Rowsley Street (LE5 5JN), 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.