Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mere Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Mere Road (LE5 3HR) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the North Evington average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Road (LE5 3HR), the main crime hotspot is near Shelbourne Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farnham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asfordby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelbourne Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Hill —
Sep 2025Drugs Haddon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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