Crime Rates at Woodnewton Drive, Leicester, LE5 6NN

Woodnewton Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 469th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodnewton Drive (LE5 6NN) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodnewton Drive (LE5 6NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chorley Wood Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.