Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.4 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fernie Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 248th 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 Fernie Road (LE5 3LT) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 158.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernie Road (LE5 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Quorn Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernie Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurlby Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frisby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frisby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sulgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Galby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Quenby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ickworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ickworth Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Thurlby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Houghton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mornington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Mornington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnaby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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