Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ballater Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 456th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ballater Close (LE5 6XA) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ballater Close (LE5 6XA), 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.
View Crime In Evington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chorley Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chorley Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crantock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chorley Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chorley Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chorley Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemington Road | Under investigation |
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