Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Cottesmore Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 271st 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 Cottesmore Road (LE5 3LL) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottesmore Road (LE5 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nottingham Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quorn Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottesmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nottingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nottingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thurlby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurlby Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnaby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nottingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mornington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quenby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Houghton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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