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Crime in LE5 6FP

How much crime is recorded in LE5 6FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Evington
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,021 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE5 6FP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 6FP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6FPNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Burglary16.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.94.6
Other theft2.84.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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