Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 140.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Rolleston Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 259th 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 Rolleston Street (LE5 3ST) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% higher than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rolleston Street (LE5 3ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nottingham Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halstead Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rolleston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nottingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nottingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nottingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moat Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moat Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnaby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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