Crime Rates at Cransley Close, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1QQ

Cransley Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 416th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cransley Close (LE5 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cransley Close (LE5 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whixley Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sharow Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.