Total Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stornaway Road 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 Stornaway Road (LE5 2QN) 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 Stornaway Road (LE5 2QN), the main crime hotspot is near Willowbrook View. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stornaway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Keys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fredscott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowhill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crief Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddystone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilia Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Homestone Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Homestone Rise Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Keys Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Keys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fredscott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willowbrook View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Keys Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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