Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lotus Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 954 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 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the North Evington average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lotus Road (LE5 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Wickford Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 43 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litelmede Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wickford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltersford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Depot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wickford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardenia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iris Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Exton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Portwey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saltersford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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