Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 35th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 428th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highway Road (LE5 5RF) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highway Road (LE5 5RF), the main crime hotspot is near Allandale Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hoylake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allandale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allandale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trueway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byway Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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