Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kedleston Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kedleston Road (LE5 5BL) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kedleston Road (LE5 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Abney Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dorothy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dorothy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorothy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorothy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorothy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staveley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Baslow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baslow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashover Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shipley Road | Under investigation |
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