Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ardleigh Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Ardleigh Road (LE5 0BG) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardleigh Road (LE5 0BG), the main crime hotspot is near Wickford Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ardleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orsett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tillingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Dunmow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Easton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wickford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wickford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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