Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencefield Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Spencefield Lane (LE5 6HG) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Evington average (89.3 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencefield Lane (LE5 6HG), the main crime hotspot is near Thurnview Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencefield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurnview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thurnview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencefield Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Spencefield Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs B667 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurnview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Biggin Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingarsby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ingarsby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurnview Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurnview Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Chalvington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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