Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

Granville Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

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 Granville Avenue (LE2 5FL) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher than the Oadby Brocks Hill average (60.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Avenue (LE2 5FL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Granville Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oadby Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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