Crime Rates at Thurncourt Gardens, Leicester, LE5 2NT

Thurncourt Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thurnby & Houghton , and the 29th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Harborough .

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 Thurncourt Gardens (LE5 2NT) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% higher than the Thurnby & Houghton average (69.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thurncourt Gardens (LE5 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Croyland Green. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.