Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 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 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Abbots Road North area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 470th highest 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 Abbots Road North (LE5 1DB) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Road North (LE5 1DB), 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 Abbots Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Keyham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Keyham Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Keyham Close Under investigation
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 Hungarton Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Keyham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Keyham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Keyham Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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