Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
LE1 · Leicester
1,488
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
NN6 · Northamptonshire
3
crimes in April 2026
Below national average
Spratton has less crime — 3 vs 1,488 incidents in April 2026.
Leicester recorded substantially more crime than Spratton in April 2026 — 1,488 incidents compared to 3, a 496.0x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Leicester records significantly more (490 vs 2 incidents). Leicester sits above the national average for recorded crime while Spratton is below — a significant gap for anyone weighing up the two.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Spratton recorded fewer crimes than Leicester — 3 vs 1,488 incidents. That is 100% fewer crimes. Spratton is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Leicester recorded 490 incidents of this type vs 2 in Spratton. Overall, Spratton had fewer total crimes (3 vs 1,488).