Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 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 144.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Evelyn Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 250th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Evelyn Drive (LE3 2BT) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelyn Drive (LE3 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Lambert Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Evelyn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mavis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lambert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Evelyn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hopefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopefield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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