Total Crime Rate

160.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 160.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gamel Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 226th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gamel Road (LE5 6TB) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gamel Road (LE5 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Champion Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gamel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomasson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Goodwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withcote Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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