Total Crime Rate

458.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 458.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Illingworth Road area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Illingworth Road (LE5 4ET) in the last 12 months was 458.8 per 1,000 residents and was 414.0% higher than the Evington average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 252.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Illingworth Road (LE5 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Illingworth Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Illingworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolchard Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomasson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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