Crime Rates at Picton Close, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1JP

Picton Close area has the 41st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 381st 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 Picton Close (LE5 1JP) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picton Close (LE5 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sundial Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Husthwaite Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.