Total Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.1 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 8.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Peters Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 14th 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 Peters Drive (LE5 2AR) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Drive (LE5 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Allinson Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peters Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryngarth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close —
Apr 2026Public order Allinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Allinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peters Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allinson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allinson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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