Total Crime Rate
82.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buckland 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 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 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.
View Crime In North Evington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hagley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hagley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Smedmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holkham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Birch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quenby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quenby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quenby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quenby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quenby Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quenby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blaise Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedarwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smedmore Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willow Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bushby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lunsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lunsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Galby Street | Under investigation |
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