Total Crime Rate
127.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Allinson Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Allinson Close (LE5 4ED) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Allinson Close (LE5 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambassador Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Illingworth Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomasson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambassador Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peters Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Higgs Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Champion Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allinson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allinson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambassador Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambassador Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambassador Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambassador Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mcvicker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcvicker Close | — |
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