Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 25.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mere Road (LE5 3HT) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the North Evington average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Road (LE5 3HT), 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farnham Street Under investigation
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 Shelbourne Street —
Sep 2025Public order Shelbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Haddon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asfordby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dunlin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Avenue —
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Data Sources

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