Total Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kedleston Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 300th 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 Kedleston Road (LE5 5HU) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kedleston Road (LE5 5HU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Evington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowsley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowsley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baslow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baslow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kedleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowsley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Biddulph Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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