Total Crime Rate

247.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 247.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Curlew Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 106th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Curlew Walk (LE5 3FD) in the last 12 months was 247.5 per 1,000 residents and was 340.1% higher than the North Evington average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curlew Walk (LE5 3FD), 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 Curlew Walk area

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

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