Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Wayne Way area has the 36th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 351st 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 The Wayne Way (LE5 4PP) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wayne Way (LE5 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Cropthorne Avenue. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wayne Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorpewell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Brianway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saltersford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltersford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Langhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thoresby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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