Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Renishaw Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 942 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 Renishaw Drive (LE5 5TY) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Renishaw Drive (LE5 5TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evington Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southview Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Renishaw Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romway Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sickleholm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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