Crime Rates at Hand Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1SJ

Hand Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 248th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hand Avenue (LE3 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hand Avenue (LE3 1SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellinger Way, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bendbow Rise (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.