Crime Rates at Winchester Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1AU

Winchester Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 51st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winchester Avenue (LE3 1AU) in the last 12 months was 424.5 per 1,000 residents and was 194.1% higher than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (144.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 141.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Avenue (LE3 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh Road. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.