Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cardinals Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 246th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardinals Walk (LE5 1LF) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinals Walk (LE5 1LF), 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 Cardinals Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tolcarne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Bicycle theft Upper Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tolcarne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurncourt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurncourt Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurncourt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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