Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenbank 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.

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Crime Over Time in Greenbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivychurch Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivychurch Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crayford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berberis Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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