Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 2.6 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
  • 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

Spencefield Gardens area has the 35th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 338th 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 Spencefield Gardens (LE5 6PY) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencefield Gardens (LE5 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencefield Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Uppingham Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spencefield Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakside Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Uppingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Uppingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silverwood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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