Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Englefield Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 21st 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 Englefield Road (LE5 6PG) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Englefield Road (LE5 6PG), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Durston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chorley Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kingsbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Englefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Durston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Chorley Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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