Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sharow Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 359th 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 Sharow Road (LE5 1BE) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharow Road (LE5 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whixley Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Husthwaite Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sharow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Brompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakeview Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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