Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 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 38.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Portcullis Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portcullis Road (LE5 1SE) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portcullis Road (LE5 1SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keyham Lane West, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flatholme Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portcullis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Keyham Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keyham Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baronet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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