Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Asfordby Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 472nd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Asfordby Street (LE5 3QG) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asfordby Street (LE5 3QG), the main crime hotspot is near Nottingham Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Asfordby Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asfordby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thurlby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thurlby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Thurlby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Hill
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stroud Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Road 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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