Total Crime Rate
119.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gervas Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 954 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 Gervas Road (LE5 2EH) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gervas Road (LE5 2EH), the main crime hotspot is near Ocean Road. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Humberstone & Hamilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scraptoft Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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