Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gooding Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 451st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gooding Avenue (LE3 1JW) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gooding Avenue (LE3 1JW), the main crime hotspot is near Erdyngton Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hinckley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hinckley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinckley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oswin Road | Under investigation |
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