Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 6AE
How much crime is recorded in LE5 6AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Evington & Rowlatts Hill
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
LE5 6AELeicester
How safe is LE5 6AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 6AE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 6AENational
Burglary18.49.1
Shoplifting10.78.4
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.14.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.