Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Claydon Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 233rd 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 Claydon Road (LE5 0PL) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 164.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claydon Road (LE5 0PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Litelmede, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cordelia Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Claydon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bramall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bramall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Depot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martival Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leveric Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litelmede Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgecote Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cordelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Depot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frewin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Berrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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