Total Crime Rate

174.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 174.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Buxton Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buxton Street (LE2 0FL) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 209.9% higher than the North Evington average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Street (LE2 0FL), the main crime hotspot is near Halstead Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Diseworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donnington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dronfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mere Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mensa Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Street —
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Data Sources

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