Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downing Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 456th lowest crime rate of 954 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 6LR) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downing Drive (LE5 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near Chorley Wood Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downing Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crantock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chalvington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorley Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chorley Wood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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