Total Crime Rate

82.5 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Buckland Road 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 Buckland Road (LE5 0NT) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Buckland Road (LE5 0NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Brook Road, where police recorded 26 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.

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Crime Over Time in Buckland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hagley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hagley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Smedmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holkham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Quenby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quenby Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quenby Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blaise Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedarwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Smedmore Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Galby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bushby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bushby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galby Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Lunsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lunsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Galby Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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