Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 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 110.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Davison Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 345th 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 Davison Close (LE5 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davison Close (LE5 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambassador Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radley Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Davison Close area

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

Data Sources

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