Total Crime Rate

381.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 381.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • 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

Compass Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 59th 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 Compass Road (LE5 2HF) in the last 12 months was 381.6 per 1,000 residents and was 348.3% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compass Road (LE5 2HF), 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 Compass Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tuskar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compass Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Flamborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flamborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilia Close —
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Data Sources

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