Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ethel Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 306th 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 Ethel Road (LE5 4WT) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Road (LE5 4WT), the main crime hotspot is near Harwin Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 16 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Haywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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