Total Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 218.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ethel Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ethel Road (LE5 4WE) in the last 12 months was 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 144.8% higher than the Evington average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -82.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Road (LE5 4WE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ethel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Headland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Headland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wakerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clovelly Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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