Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Smith Dorrien Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Smith Dorrien Road (LE5 4BF) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Dorrien Road (LE5 4BF), the main crime hotspot is near Beatty Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smith Dorrien Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainworth Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bramall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ollerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clipstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barnabas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Dorrien Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spalding Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainworth Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bramall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lane Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Layton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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