Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 4AU
How much crime is recorded in LE5 4AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Evington & Rowlatts Hill
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,391 (2024)
LE5 4AULeicester
How safe is LE5 4AU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 4AU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LE5 4AUNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary16.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.