Crime Rates at Ocean Close, Leicester, LE5 2EP

Ocean Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 266th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ocean Close (LE5 2EP) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean Close (LE5 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Ocean Road. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.