Total Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Uppingham Road area has the lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 12th 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 Uppingham Road (LE5 2BF) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Uppingham Road (LE5 2BF), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Elmcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allinson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peters Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomasson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allinson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allinson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryngarth Crescent | Under investigation |
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