Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dorfold Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 280th 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 Dorfold Walk (LE4 9UR) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 137.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorfold Walk (LE4 9UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smedmore Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longleat Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorfold Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Holkham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smedmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Capesthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Longleat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longleat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smedmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Berrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Smedmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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