Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Armadale Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armadale Drive (LE5 1HH) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armadale Drive (LE5 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Compass Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Hall Green (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Armadale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebarn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tuskar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Netherhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebarn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebarn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compass Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hall Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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