Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bideford Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Evington , and the 273rd 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 Bideford Road (LE5 6XE) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Evington average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bideford Road (LE5 6XE), the main crime hotspot is near Chorley Wood Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bideford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chorley Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorley Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bideford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bideford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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