Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.9 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 29.0 3/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.9 2/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mayflower Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 123rd 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 Mayflower Road (LE5 5QD) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayflower Road (LE5 5QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colebrook Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bodnant Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mayflower Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romway Avenue

Data Sources

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