Total Crime Rate

473.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

263.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 473.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 263.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.0 10/10
  • Public order 49.7 10/10
  • Drugs 46.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gipsy Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 41st 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 Gipsy Lane (LE5 0BU) in the last 12 months was 473.3 per 1,000 residents and was 456.0% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 263.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Little Dunmow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Easton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gate Under investigation
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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