Total Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Overpark Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overpark Avenue (LE3 1NN) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overpark Avenue (LE3 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near Wynthorpe Rise. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overpark Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynthorpe Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rancliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wynthorpe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynthorpe Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynthorpe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winstanley Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Winstanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braunstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gooding Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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