Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Balcombe Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 39th 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 Balcombe Avenue (LE3 6HA) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcombe Avenue (LE3 6HA), the main crime hotspot is near Bateman Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balcombe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nevanthon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bateman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Bateman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marvin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bateman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Sandhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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