Crime Rates at Summerlea Road, Leicester, LE5 2GF

Summerlea Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 152nd 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 Summerlea Road (LE5 2GF) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerlea Road (LE5 2GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencefield Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Uppingham Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.