Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 15th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 247th 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 2QP) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stornaway Road (LE5 2QP), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tuskar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dakyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilia Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Thurncourt Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willowbrook View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Keys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Keys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Keys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Keys Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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