Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 25.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Maitland Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Mountsorrel , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

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 Maitland Avenue (LE12 7DU) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Mountsorrel average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maitland Avenue (LE12 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maitland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kiln Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeches Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moore Gardens Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Berkeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Berkeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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