Crime Rates at Bowhill Grove, Leicester, LE5 2PD

Bowhill Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 210th 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 Bowhill Grove (LE5 2PD) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 371.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowhill Grove (LE5 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Austell Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Orchards (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.