Total Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dumbleton Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 9th 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 Dumbleton Avenue (LE3 2EF) in the last 12 months was 6.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Dumbleton Avenue (LE3 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Harlaxton Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Harlaxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sybil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Harlaxton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dumbleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundhay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lindsay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roundhay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundhay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Somerville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harlaxton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlaxton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlaxton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harlaxton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlaxton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlaxton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harlaxton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Evesham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harlaxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlaxton Street | — |
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