Total Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Guthlaxton 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Seymour Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pluto Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pluto Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pluto Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pluto Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Welland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gopsall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taurus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taurus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taurus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Taurus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pluto Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pluto Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Tichborne Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lincoln Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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