Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linden Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 261st 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 Linden Drive (LE5 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linden Drive (LE5 6AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sidmouth Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hextall Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidmouth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grocot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Headland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lulworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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