Total Crime Rate

159.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 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 159.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Drugs 50.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Snape Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 205th 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 Snape Close (LE5 1LY) in the last 12 months was 159.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snape Close (LE5 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Timble Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Snape Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tollerton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sockburn Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sockburn Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heritage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tollerton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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