Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Withcote Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 284th 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 Withcote Avenue (LE5 6SX) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Evington average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withcote Avenue (LE5 6SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bayham Close, where police recorded 25 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 Withcote Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamel Road 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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