Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Croyland Green area has the 47th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Croyland Green (LE5 2LE) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croyland Green (LE5 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Langholm Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croyland Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comrie Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Comrie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunbury Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddystone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crief Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowhill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Homestone Rise Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Homestone Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Langholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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