Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ventnor Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 441st 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 Ventnor Street (LE5 5EX) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the North Evington average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ventnor Street (LE5 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nottingham Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moat Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nottingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rosebery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Margaret Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moat Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nottingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorothy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorothy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Atkinson Street | 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 | Public order | Leicester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leicester Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Road | Under investigation |
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