Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Ardleigh Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ardleigh Road (LE5 0BG) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardleigh Road (LE5 0BG), the main crime hotspot is near Wickford Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 43 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlebury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wickford Close 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmdon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wickford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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