Crime Rates at Padside Close, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PE

Padside Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 411th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Padside Close (LE5 1PE) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padside Close (LE5 1PE), 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.