Crime Rates at Compass Road, Leicester, LE5 2HH

Compass Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Compass Road (LE5 2HH) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 321.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compass Road (LE5 2HH), 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.