Crime Rates at Gooding Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1BR

Gooding Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 405th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gooding Avenue (LE3 1BR) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gooding Avenue (LE3 1BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peverel Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newcombe Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.