Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sherrard Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherrard Road (LE5 3DS) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherrard Road (LE5 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingfisher Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembroke Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherrard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Duffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keythorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Charnwood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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