Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lotus Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 220th 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 Lotus Road (LE5 0QL) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lotus Road (LE5 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Wickford Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lotus Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lotus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Trafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Exton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltersford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Easton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litelmede Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Depot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltersford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltersford Road

Data Sources

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