Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rectory Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 201st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Gardens (LE2 2FU) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Gardens (LE2 2FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gifford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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