Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Woodnewton Drive area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Woodnewton Drive (LE5 6NL) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodnewton Drive (LE5 6NL), 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 Woodnewton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Welland Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fulbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fermain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorley Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chorley Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Englefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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