Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hillcroft Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Hillcroft Road (LE5 5DX) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcroft Road (LE5 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near The Approach. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kegworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kegworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kegworth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Close —
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Data Sources

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