Total Crime Rate

169.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fredscott Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 210th 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 Fredscott Close (LE5 2RA) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 371.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fredscott Close (LE5 2RA), the main crime hotspot is near St Austell Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fredscott Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowhill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Orchards Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harleston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fredscott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lymington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lymington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fredscott Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brocklesby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wreford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstone Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowhill Grove —
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Data Sources

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