Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peake Road (LE4 9DP) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peake Road (LE4 9DP), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Holkham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hagley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hagley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longleat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longleat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Capesthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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