Crime Rates at Ethel Road, Leicester, LE5 5WB

Ethel Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 59th 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 Ethel Road (LE5 5WB) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Road (LE5 5WB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Approach (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.