Total Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silverwood Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 284th 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 Silverwood Close (LE5 2GT) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Evington average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silverwood Close (LE5 2GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Withcote Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmeath Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Evington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Withcote Avenue | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silverwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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