Crime Rates at Swainson Road, Leicester, LE4 9DR

Swainson Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 296th highest crime rate of 954 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 9DR) in the last 12 months was 130.5 per 1,000 residents and was 150.1% higher than the North Evington average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swainson Road (LE4 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northfield Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cordelia Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.