Crime Rates at Oakthorpe Avenue, Leicester, LE3 0UR

Oakthorpe Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Oakthorpe Avenue (LE3 0UR) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakthorpe Avenue (LE3 0UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guthridge Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.