Crime Rates at Swainson Road, Leicester, LE4 9DQ

Swainson Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 334th 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 Swainson Road (LE4 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swainson Road (LE4 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northfield Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cordelia Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.