Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carrington Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 335th 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 Carrington Road (LE5 1PY) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carrington Road (LE5 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sockburn Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickhill Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carrington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mason Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padside Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sockburn Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sundial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sundial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamekeepers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sockburn Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heritage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brompton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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