Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavendish Mews area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aylestone , and the 355th 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 Cavendish Mews (LE2 7PN) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower than the Aylestone average (119.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Mews (LE2 7PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kempson Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Avenue
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oliver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hughenden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hughenden Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Saffron Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Saffron Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lorrimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hughenden Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batten Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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