Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Davenport Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 395th 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 Davenport Road (LE5 6SB) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davenport Road (LE5 6SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencefield Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelot Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Davenport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silverwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withcote Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencefield Gardens Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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