Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 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 57.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • 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
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

Rowsley Avenue 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 Rowsley Avenue (LE5 5BS) 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 Rowsley Avenue (LE5 5BS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rowsley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baslow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shipley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Baslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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