Crime Rates at Sawley Street, Leicester, LE5 5JR

Sawley Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 109th 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 Sawley Street (LE5 5JR) in the last 12 months was 256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 334.2% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawley Street (LE5 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.