Crime Rates at Fountains Avenue, Leicester, LE2 9FF

Fountains Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 436th lowest 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 Fountains Avenue (LE2 9FF) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains Avenue (LE2 9FF), the main crime hotspot is near Silsden Rise. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.