Total Crime Rate

195.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 195.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Humberstone Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 164th highest crime rate of 954 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 Humberstone Road (LE5 0AR) in the last 12 months was 195.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humberstone Road (LE5 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Street (97 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Humberstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yukon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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