Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scraptoft Lane area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 404th 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 Scraptoft Lane (LE5 1HW) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scraptoft Lane (LE5 1HW), the main crime hotspot is near Vicarage Gardens. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scraptoft Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Monterey Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Monterey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bryngarth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peters Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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