Crime Rates at Evington Close, Leicester, LE5 5PJ

Evington Close 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 Evington Close (LE5 5PJ) 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 Evington Close (LE5 5PJ), 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.