Crime Rates at Nansen Road, Leicester, LE5 5NJ

Nansen Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 274th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nansen Road (LE5 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nansen Road (LE5 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillcroft Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gwendolen Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.