Crime Rates at Lancaster Street, Leicester, LE5 4GD

Lancaster Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Street (LE5 4GD) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Street (LE5 4GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nottingham Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.