Crime Rates at Birkby Close, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1PS

Birkby Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 148th 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 Birkby Close (LE5 1PS) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkby Close (LE5 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sundial Road, 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.