Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 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 55.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Stoughton Drive North area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stoughton Drive North (LE5 5UD) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoughton Drive North (LE5 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookside, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halsbury Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stoughton Drive North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Parks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evington Parks Road —
Apr 2026Public order Halsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Parks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evington Parks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roundhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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