Crime Rates at Evington Lane, Leicester, LE5 5PS

Evington Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 942 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 5PS) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evington Lane (LE5 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colebrook Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southview Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.