Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 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 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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

Barry Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 129th 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 Barry Road (LE5 1FA) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barry Road (LE5 1FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abelia Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crayford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berberis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Netherhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunnington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebarn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebarn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebarn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunnington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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