Crime Rates at Steins Lane, Leicester, LE5 1ED

Steins Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 35th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Steins Lane (LE5 1ED) in the last 12 months was 526.6 per 1,000 residents and was 518.6% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 218.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steins Lane (LE5 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moat Court, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keyham Close (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.