Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 95.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dumbleton Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 417th 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 Dumbleton Avenue (LE3 2EG) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dumbleton Avenue (LE3 2EG), the main crime hotspot is near Roundhay Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dumbleton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sybil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roundhay Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Roundhay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Foxcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dumbleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lindsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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