Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 157.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chesterfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 212th highest crime rate of 942 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 Chesterfield Road (LE5 5LE) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterfield Road (LE5 5LE), 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 Chesterfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Halsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Baslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Shipley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Conifer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dronfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Street —
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Data Sources

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