Crime Rates at Somers Road, Leicester, LE5 2FB

Somers Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 151st 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 Somers Road (LE5 2FB) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somers Road (LE5 2FB), 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.