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

Birkby Close area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 348th 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 Birkby Close (LE5 1PS) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkby Close (LE5 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Sharow Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.