Crime Rates at Keyham Lane, Leicester, LE5 1FL

Keyham Lane area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 252nd 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 Keyham Lane (LE5 1FL) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keyham Lane (LE5 1FL), the main crime hotspot is near Abelia Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.