Crime Rates at Norwood Road, Leicester, LE5 5QF

Norwood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 83rd 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 Norwood Road (LE5 5QF) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (LE5 5QF), 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.