Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 171.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • 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
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

Humberstone Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 187th highest 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 Humberstone Road (LE5 0AR) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humberstone Road (LE5 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Humberstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clarence Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Street —
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Data Sources

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