Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Sockburn Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 369th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sockburn Close (LE5 1NR) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sockburn Close (LE5 1NR), 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 Sockburn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sockburn Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heritage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Mason Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tollerton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padside Close —
Apr 2026Public order Sundial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sundial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tollerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamekeepers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sockburn Close —
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Data Sources

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