Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whinchat Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Whinchat Road (LE5 3FA) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinchat Road (LE5 3FA), the main crime hotspot is near Lombardy Rise. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whinchat Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnaby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whinchat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherrard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mornington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mornington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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