Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rowlatts Hill Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 169th 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 Rowlatts Hill Road (LE5 4UN) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowlatts Hill Road (LE5 4UN), the main crime hotspot is near Illingworth Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowlatts Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambassador Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolchard Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambassador Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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