Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 22.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Homeway Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Homeway Road (LE5 5RG) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homeway Road (LE5 5RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Way Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bannerman Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Homeway Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trueway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Way Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bannerman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byway Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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