Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 17.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Blacksmith Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blacksmith Place (LE5 1US) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacksmith Place (LE5 1US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sundial Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welbury Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blacksmith Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mason Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Sundial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sundial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sundial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamekeepers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sorrel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brompton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakeview Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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