Crime Rates at Kirkwall Crescent, Leicester, LE5 2QA

Kirkwall Crescent area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkwall Crescent (LE5 2QA) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwall Crescent (LE5 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyncroft Leys (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.