Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hand Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 256th 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 Hand Avenue (LE3 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hand Avenue (LE3 1SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Conkers Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hand Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hand Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hand Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cantrell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallards Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallards Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallards Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallards Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cantrell Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cantrell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cantrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Columbine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butterfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bendbow Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bendbow Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pilkington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranberry Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilkington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmore Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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