Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hoball Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 431st lowest crime rate of 954 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 Hoball Close (LE3 6QW) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoball Close (LE3 6QW), the main crime hotspot is near Heays Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoball Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Overseal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunnock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falconer Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Falconer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falconer Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heays Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overseal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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