Crime Rates at Sandhills Avenue, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1QL

Sandhills Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 446th 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 Sandhills Avenue (LE5 1QL) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhills Avenue (LE5 1QL), 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.