Total Crime Rate

301.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 301.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.3 10/10
  • Public order 56.8 10/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

East Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Avenue (LE2 1TE) in the last 12 months was 301.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 164.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Avenue (LE2 1TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Marys Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pendene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knighton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marys Road —
Apr 2026Burglary North Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orlando Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orlando Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orlando Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orlando Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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