Total Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 17.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Yarrow Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 60th 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 Yarrow Close (LE5 1TB) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarrow Close (LE5 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yarrow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Guestwick Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunnington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunnington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowsweet Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sorrel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willowtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lilac Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guestwick Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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