Total Crime Rate

546.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

477.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 546.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 477.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 463.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ocean Road area has the highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 34th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ocean Road (LE5 2ES) in the last 12 months was 546.1 per 1,000 residents and was 541.4% 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 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 145 (≈ 477.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 221.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean Road (LE5 2ES), 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.

View Crime In Leicester

Crime Over Time in Ocean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirminton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Uppingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurncourt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silverwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ocean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ocean Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurncourt Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurncourt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑