Total Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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

Ethel Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ethel Road (LE5 5NB) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Road (LE5 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bannerman Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ethel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Evington Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bannerman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nansen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nansen Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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