Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Colthurst Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 201st 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 Colthurst Way (LE5 2LF) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colthurst Way (LE5 2LF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colthurst Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Langholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Homestone Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Homestone Rise Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddystone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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