Crime Rates at Moorfields, Leicester, LE5 1NE

Moorfields area has the 28th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 384th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorfields (LE5 1NE) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfields (LE5 1NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bankside, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Orchards (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.