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

Kingsway 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 Kingsway Road (LE5 5TT) 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 Kingsway Road (LE5 5TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turnbury Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byway Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoughton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Drive —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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