Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bracken Close area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 293rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Bracken Close (LE5 4JY) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Close (LE5 4JY), the main crime hotspot is near Harwin Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bracken Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Harwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harwin Road
Sep 2025Public order Ellwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Angela Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angela Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Goodwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bracken Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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