Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Earlswood Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 237th 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 Earlswood Road (LE5 6JB) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlswood Road (LE5 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chorley Wood Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earlswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Durston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bideford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bideford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorley Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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