Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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
  • 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

Gwendolen Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 376th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwendolen Road (LE5 5FF) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwendolen Road (LE5 5FF), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwendolen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Constance Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Evington Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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