Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 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 40.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Maplin Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 216th 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 Maplin Road (LE5 1SB) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplin Road (LE5 1SB), 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 Maplin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Raywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivychurch Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivychurch Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilford Close 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
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyham Lane West 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
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Data Sources

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