Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rockingham 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 Rockingham Close (LE5 4EG) 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 Rockingham Close (LE5 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Ambassador Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rockingham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomasson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Higgs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcvicker Close
Apr 2026Public order Mcvicker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Champion Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close
Apr 2026Drugs Allinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Allinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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