Total Crime Rate
136.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Keys Green area has the 17th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 270th 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 Cross Keys Green (LE5 2PH) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Keys Green (LE5 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willowbrook View, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Orchards (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Comrie Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cross Keys Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eddystone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crief Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Orchards | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fredscott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fredscott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comrie Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Keys Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Keys Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Keys Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willowbrook View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilia Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodleigh Close | Under investigation |
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