Total Crime Rate

442.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 442.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.8 10/10
  • Drugs 55.3 10/10
  • Public order 44.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 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

Gipsy Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 954 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 Gipsy Lane (LE5 0BU) in the last 12 months was 442.0 per 1,000 residents and was 394.7% higher 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 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 232.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Lane (LE5 0BU), 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 Gipsy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wickford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wickford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danbury Place Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlebury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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