Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 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 92.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ambassador Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 436th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambassador Road (LE5 4EP) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambassador Road (LE5 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Illingworth Road. Police recorded 39 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 Ambassador Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Higgs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomasson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Champion Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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