Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 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 47.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Avenue Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Sileby & Seagrave , and the 254th 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 Avenue Road (LE12 7PG) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Sileby & Seagrave average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (LE12 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cygnet Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butler Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kendal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butler Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chaplin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kendal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cygnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cygnet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Cemetery Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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