Crime Rates at Sherwood Street, Leicester, LE5 4GR

Sherwood Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Street (LE5 4GR) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Street (LE5 4GR), the main crime hotspot is near Ollerton Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.