Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hambledon Green area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 471st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hambledon Green (LE4 2LL) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hambledon Green (LE4 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatland Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hambledon Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hadrian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hadrian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cashmore View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road
Apr 2026Burglary Millwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bewcastle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bewcastle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hattern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hattern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Millwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Avenue
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Border Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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