Crime Rates at Waterside Road, Hamilton, Leicester, LE5 1QZ

Waterside Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 122nd 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 Waterside Road (LE5 1QZ) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 283.9% higher than the Rushey Mead average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Road (LE5 1QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterside Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warren Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.