Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 74.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Netherhall Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 429th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Netherhall Road (LE5 1DS) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netherhall Road (LE5 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brocklesby Way, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archway Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Netherhall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocklesby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baronet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarfield Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crayford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyham Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivychurch Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivychurch Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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