Crime Rates at Gervas Road, Leicester, LE5 2EJ

Gervas Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 181st 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 Gervas Road (LE5 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervas Road (LE5 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarbat Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flamborough Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.