Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Street (LE5 1AE) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (LE5 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Keyham Close. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Keyham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Keyham Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Keyham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Keyham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Keyham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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