Total Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charlock Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 33rd 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 Charlock Road (LE5 1RX) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlock Road (LE5 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sundial Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickhill Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Circle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sundial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Maltings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Maltings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heritage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mason Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sundial Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sundial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gamekeepers Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowsweet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowsweet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dunnington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunnington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowsweet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sorrel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Maltings | Local resolution |
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