Crime Rates at Snape Close, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1LY

Snape Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 237th highest crime rate of 954 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 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snape Close (LE5 1LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kepwick Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickhill Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.