Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hermitage Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Broom Leys , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 323 local areas in North West Leicestershire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Road (LE67 5EL) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% higher than the Broom Leys average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hermitage Road (LE67 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lakeshore Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeshore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeshore Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeshore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeshore Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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