Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Evington Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 88th 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 Lane (LE5 5PP) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Evington Lane (LE5 5PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colebrook Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayflower Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Spinney Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckfast Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckfast Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoughton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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