Crime Rates at Briar Road, Leicester, LE5 2HB

Briar Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 149th highest crime rate of 954 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 2HB) in the last 12 months was 212.7 per 1,000 residents and was 138.1% higher than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Road (LE5 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarbat Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flamborough Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.