Total Crime Rate

182.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briar Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 162nd 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 Briar Road (LE5 2HA) in the last 12 months was 182.3 per 1,000 residents and was 114.2% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Road (LE5 2HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarbat Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flamborough Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Keys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thurncourt Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilia Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tuskar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flamborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Flamborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compass Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Keys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Keys Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Keys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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