Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Braunstone Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 295th 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 Braunstone Avenue (LE3 1LB) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braunstone Avenue (LE3 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Wilmington Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Braunstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Astley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fullhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braunstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guthridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthridge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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