Total Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barleyman Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barleyman Close (LE5 1NT) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barleyman Close (LE5 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lakeview Chase, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sundial Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sorrel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Willowtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lakeview Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foxton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guestwick Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Guestwick Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gamekeepers Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sundial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sundial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
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