Total Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harebell Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Harebell Close (LE5 1UX) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harebell Close (LE5 1UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanworth Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bessingham Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Humberstone & Hamilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lakeview Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marsham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cloverdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bintree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attlebridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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