Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Common area has the 12th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 286th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Common (LE5 6EA) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Common (LE5 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near The Common. Police recorded 18 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 The Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Grocot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pilgrim Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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