Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Rainworth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 383rd 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 Rainworth Road (LE5 4QE) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainworth Road (LE5 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Beatty Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rainworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clipstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ollerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Dorrien Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spalding Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lane Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Littleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Brianway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clumber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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