Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chrisett Close area has the lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 12th 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 Chrisett Close (LE5 6RD) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chrisett Close (LE5 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Ocean Road. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chrisett Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ocean Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ocean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryngarth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomasson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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