Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.3 2/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Barnes Heath Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 97th 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 Barnes Heath Road (LE5 4LB) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Evington average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnes Heath Road (LE5 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Illingworth Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnes Heath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolchard Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close

Data Sources

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