Crime Rates at Balderstone Close, Leicester, LE5 4DZ

Balderstone Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 232nd 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 Balderstone Close (LE5 4DZ) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Evington average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balderstone Close (LE5 4DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Illingworth Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.