Crime Rates at Crofters Drive, Leicester, LE5 2FH

Crofters Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crofters Drive (LE5 2FH) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofters Drive (LE5 2FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.