Crime Rates at Harefield Avenue, Leicester, LE3 2EZ

Harefield Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 449th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harefield Avenue (LE3 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harefield Avenue (LE3 2EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxcroft Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.