Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 78.4 7/10
  • Drugs 32.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Evington Valley Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 442nd 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 Evington Valley Road (LE5 5LU) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evington Valley Road (LE5 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina Road, where police recorded 29 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.

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Crime Over Time in Evington Valley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moat Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedding Road
Apr 2026Robbery Evington Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moat Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedding Road
Apr 2026Public order Dorothy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dorothy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorothy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drinkstone Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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