Crime Rates at Moreton Road, Leicester, LE5 0BL

Moreton Road 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 Moreton Road (LE5 0BL) 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 Moreton Road (LE5 0BL), 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.