Total Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brompton Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brompton Road (LE5 1PP) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brompton Road (LE5 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lakeview Chase, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Husthwaite Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sundial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gamekeepers Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lakeview Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Foxton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Circle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sundial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Padside Close | — |
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