Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 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 101.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Suffolk Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 386th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Suffolk Street (LE5 4JA) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Street (LE5 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedding Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drinkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nansen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clumber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwendolen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorothy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedding Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dorothy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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