Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 3LT
How much crime is recorded in LE5 3LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Spinney Hill Road
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,807 (2024)
LE5 3LTLeicester
How safe is LE5 3LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 3LT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LE5 3LTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order5.64.6
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.