Total Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayflower 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Romway Avenue | — |
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