Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farnham Street 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 Farnham Street (LE5 3FL) 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 Farnham Street (LE5 3FL), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whinchat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charnwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Charnwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilson Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Duffield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunlin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keythorpe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherrard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherrard Road | Under investigation |
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