Total Crime Rate

395.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 395.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.5 10/10
  • Public order 59.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Winton Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 57th highest crime rate of 942 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 Winton Avenue (LE3 1DH) in the last 12 months was 395.8 per 1,000 residents and was 202.2% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 211.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winton Avenue (LE3 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Harlaxton Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gaddesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlaxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlaxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaddesby Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harlaxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harlaxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harlaxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harlaxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fullhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlaxton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Harlaxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harlaxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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