Total Crime Rate

54.4 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Greenwood Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Greenwood Road (LE5 4NH) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Road (LE5 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotsford Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltersford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorpewell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Brianway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saltersford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Langhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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