Total Crime Rate

208.0 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 208.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Burglary 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Evington Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 155th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Evington Lane (LE5 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evington Lane (LE5 6DJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Common. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Evington Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pilgrim Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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