Crime Rates at Eddystone Road, Leicester, LE5 2PL

Eddystone Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 97th 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 Eddystone Road (LE5 2PL) in the last 12 months was 281.5 per 1,000 residents and was 215.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eddystone Road (LE5 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Willowbrook View. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.