Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mervyn 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 Mervyn Road (LE5 5NH) 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 Mervyn Road (LE5 5NH), 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 Mervyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Sep 2025Public order Bannerman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoughton Drive North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stoughton Drive North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Evington Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowsley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kedleston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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