Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 93.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • 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

Cooden Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 427th 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 Cooden Avenue (LE3 0JS) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooden Avenue (LE3 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Sykefield Avenue. Police recorded 59 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 Cooden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dulverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mostyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mostyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upperton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykefield Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyngate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melcroft Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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