Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Evington Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 242nd 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 Evington Road (LE2 1HG) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evington Road (LE2 1HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Hill Lane, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Evington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Albans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Albans Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twycross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Skipworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Evington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bartholomew Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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