Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sorrel Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 215th 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 Sorrel Road (LE5 1TE) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorrel Road (LE5 1TE), 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 Sorrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamekeepers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sorrel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowsweet Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunnington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunnington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abelia Close 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berberis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willowtree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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