Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wood Hill area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Wood Hill (LE5 3SP) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Hill (LE5 3SP), 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.

View Crime In North Evington

Crime Over Time in Wood Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asfordby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelbourne Street —
Sep 2025Public order Shelbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stroud Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Thurlby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thurlby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thurlby Road Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑