Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avenue Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (LE2 3EA) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (LE2 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stoneygate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pendene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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