Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Laburnum Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 115th 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 Laburnum Road (LE5 1FP) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Road (LE5 1FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 153 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.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tolcarne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tolcarne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyham Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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