Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 128.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gwendolen Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 288th highest crime rate of 942 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 5FP) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwendolen Road (LE5 5FP), the main crime hotspot is near The Approach. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drinkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nansen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwendolen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Approach —
Apr 2026Public order The Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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