Total Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stoughton Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stoughton Drive (LE5 6AP) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoughton Drive (LE5 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Colebrook Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Spinney Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hoylake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckfast Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckfast Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoughton Drive | Under investigation |
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