Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Peake Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peake Road (LE4 9DN) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peake Road (LE4 9DN), 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 Peake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Holkham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longleat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longleat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hagley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hagley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Capesthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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