Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Danbury Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Danbury Place (LE5 0BB) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Danbury Place (LE5 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Turner Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Danbury Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orsett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lotus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Easton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Little Dunmow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tillingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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