Total Crime Rate
82.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longleat Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 462nd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Longleat Close (LE5 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% higher than the North Evington average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longleat Close (LE5 0NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overton Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clevedon Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Evington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smedmore Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holkham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Smedmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Overton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Overton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Overton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Overton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Overton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ickworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Birch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sulgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sulgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sulgrave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sulgrave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hagley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hagley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedarwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portishead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portishead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blaise Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Portishead Road | Under investigation |
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