Total Crime Rate

505.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

258.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 505.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 258.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.5 10/10
  • Public order 88.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Illingworth Road area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 38th highest crime rate of 942 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 505.9 per 1,000 residents and was 515.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 258.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Illingworth Road (LE5 4ET), 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 Illingworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Waterfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomasson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Champion Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Higgs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Allinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Allinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mcvicker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcvicker Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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