Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dakyn Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 297th highest 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 Dakyn Road (LE5 2ED) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dakyn Road (LE5 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Tarbat Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dakyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perkyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thurncourt Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perkyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herthull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogwen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dakyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Farm Road Under investigation
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