Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Iris Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 471st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Iris Close (LE5 0QS) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 177.8% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iris Close (LE5 0QS), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotsford Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Iris Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltersford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saltersford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iris Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardenia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Portwey Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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