Total Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dahlia Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dahlia Road (LE5 0PY) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dahlia Road (LE5 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbotsford Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melford Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Trafford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orsett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tillingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abbotsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Easton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lotus Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Little Dunmow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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