Crime Rates at Wintersdale Road, Leicester, LE5 2GJ

Wintersdale Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 255th 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 Wintersdale Road (LE5 2GJ) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wintersdale Road (LE5 2GJ), 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.