Crime Rates at Colthurst Way, Leicester, LE5 2LF

Colthurst Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 146th 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 Colthurst Way (LE5 2LF) in the last 12 months was 216.0 per 1,000 residents and was 141.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colthurst Way (LE5 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langholm Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.