Total Crime Rate

2.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highway Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Highway Road (LE5 5RD) in the last 12 months was 2.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% lower than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Highway Road (LE5 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colebrook Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayflower Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckfast Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoughton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hoylake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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