Total Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenbank Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenbank Road (LE5 1RL) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenbank Road (LE5 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Abelia Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Archway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivychurch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivychurch Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abelia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abelia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abelia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abelia Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatenby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crayford Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berberis Close | Under investigation |
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