Crime Rates at Overpark Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1NJ

Overpark Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 80th highest crime rate of 954 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 Overpark Avenue (LE3 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 319.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 161.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overpark Avenue (LE3 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wynthorpe Rise. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.