Crime Rates at Humberstone Drive, Leicester, LE5 0RB

Humberstone Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Humberstone Drive (LE5 0RB) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humberstone Drive (LE5 0RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbotsford Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melford Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.