Crime Rates at Gooding Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1BQ

Gooding Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 417th 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 Gooding Avenue (LE3 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gooding Avenue (LE3 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ellesmere Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.