Total Crime Rate

111.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Layton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 343rd 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 Layton Road (LE5 0PU) in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layton Road (LE5 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Litelmede. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litelmede Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barnabas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Layton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sulgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smedmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Smedmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smedmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Edgecote Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Capesthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ickworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ickworth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bramall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frewin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Berrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bramall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Dorrien Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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