Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 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
  • Public order 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

Kingsway Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 181st 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 Kingsway Road (LE5 5TH) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 7 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 Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway Road (LE5 5TH), 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 Kingsway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allandale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stoughton Drive North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoughton Drive North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Way Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trueway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allandale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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