Total Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dumbleton Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 954 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 95.8% lower than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (144.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, 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 138 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlaxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlaxton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlaxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roundhay Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundhay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundhay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumbleton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barbara Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barbara Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlaxton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlaxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alvaston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellesmere Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sybil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sybil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sybil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sybil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlaxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harlaxton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alvaston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ellesmere Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harlaxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellesmere Place | β |
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