Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Downing Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 347th 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 Downing Drive (LE5 6LL) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% higher than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downing Drive (LE5 6LL), 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 Downing Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Englefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorley Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bideford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bideford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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