Crime Rates at Higgs Close, Leicester, LE5 4LY

Higgs Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Evington , and the 123rd 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 Higgs Close (LE5 4LY) in the last 12 months was 240.6 per 1,000 residents and was 169.5% higher than the Evington average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higgs Close (LE5 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Illingworth Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.