Crime Rates at Compass Road, Leicester, LE5 2HF

Compass Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 41st 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 Compass Road (LE5 2HF) in the last 12 months was 458.9 per 1,000 residents and was 413.7% higher than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 183.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.0% 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 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.