Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 108.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Briarfield Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 356th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briarfield Drive (LE5 1RF) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarfield Drive (LE5 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Archway Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briarfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyham Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarfield Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baronet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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