Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Humberstone Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Humberstone Drive (LE5 0RE) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humberstone Drive (LE5 0RE), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotsford Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Humberstone Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardenia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Noray Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hallaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iris Close —
Sep 2025Public order Melford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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