Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Brook Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 437th 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 Willow Brook Road (LE5 0FE) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Brook Road (LE5 0FE), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Brook Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Brook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bushby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bushby Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Galby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galby Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quenby Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quenby Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quenby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quenby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quenby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quenby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lunsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lunsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ironworks Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferrous Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ferrous Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ferrous Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longcliffe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Galby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lombardy Rise β€”

Data Sources

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