Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 12th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 274th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwendolen Road (LE5 5FP) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwendolen Road (LE5 5FP), 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 Gwendolen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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