Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 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 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

West 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 West Drive (LE5 1BA) 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 West Drive (LE5 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotsford Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orsett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Noray Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Abbotsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monterey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tillingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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