Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Guthlaxton Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guthlaxton Avenue (LE2 0SD) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% higher than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guthlaxton Avenue (LE2 0SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Hill Lane, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Guthlaxton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Welland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welland Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gopsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Taurus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluto Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluto Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Tichborne Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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