Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 36.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Herthull 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 Herthull Road (LE5 2EL) 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 Herthull Road (LE5 2EL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Herthull Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thurncourt Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compass Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Uppingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herthull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perkyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perkyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Flamborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirminton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flamborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogwen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dakyn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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