Crime Rates at Barry Road, Leicester, LE5 1FA

Barry Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 954 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 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barry Road (LE5 1FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Netherhall Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abelia Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.