Crime Rates at Hand Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1SN

Hand Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 190th highest crime rate of 954 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 Hand Avenue (LE3 1SN) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hand Avenue (LE3 1SN), 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.