Total Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Orsett Close area has the lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 19th 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 Orsett Close (LE5 0AL) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orsett Close (LE5 0AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turner Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humberhts Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orsett Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Humberhts Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmdon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsford Road —
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Data Sources

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