Crime Rates at Nursery Road, Leicester, LE5 2HQ

Nursery Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 348th 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 Nursery Road (LE5 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (LE5 2HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Willowbrook View. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.