Total Crime Rate

104.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 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 104.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Stonesby Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 379th 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 Stonesby Avenue (LE2 6SP) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Eyres Monsell average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stonesby Avenue (LE2 6SP), the main crime hotspot is near Pen Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stonesby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Barfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Repington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jekor Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Jekor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Schoolgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Schoolgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arnesby Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Uplands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Repington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferrers Street —
Apr 2026Public order Barfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Repington Row Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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