Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Perkyn Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 179th 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 Perkyn Road (LE5 2EX) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perkyn Road (LE5 2EX), 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 Perkyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perkyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thurncourt Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Uppingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirminton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Uppingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herthull Road Under investigation
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 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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