Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wicklow Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Wicklow Drive (LE5 4RB) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ).

In the area around Wicklow Drive (LE5 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Radley Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wicklow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Littlemore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Radley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Noray Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mcvicker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowden Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcvicker Close —
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Data Sources

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