Crime Rates at Somers Road, Leicester, LE5 2FA

Somers 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 Somers Road (LE5 2FA) 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 Somers Road (LE5 2FA), 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.