Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bodnant Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bodnant Avenue (LE5 5RB) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bodnant Avenue (LE5 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bodnant Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brightside Road (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 | Anti-social behaviour | Romway Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Roundhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byway Road | Under investigation |
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