Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Yelverton Avenue 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 Yelverton Avenue (LE5 6XR) 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 Yelverton Avenue (LE5 6XR), the main crime hotspot is near Thurnview Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yelverton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Spencefield Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurnview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencefield Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs B667 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chalvington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingarsby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thurnview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurnview Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurnview Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ingarsby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crantock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurnview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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