Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leicester Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 74th 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 Leicester Street (LE5 3RF) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Leicester Street (LE5 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nottingham Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quorn Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Evington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stroud Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviour'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thurlby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurlby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurlby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southdown Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halstead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halstead Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quorn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Asfordby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southdown Road | — |
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