Total Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Headland Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 280th highest 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 Headland Road (LE5 6AD) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headland Road (LE5 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wakerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clovelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Headland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Headland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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