Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Northfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 271st 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 Northfield Road (LE4 9DH) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% higher than the North Evington average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Road (LE4 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hagley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hagley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tomlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tomlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Holkham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tomlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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