Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 71.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Poynings Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 410th 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 Poynings Avenue (LE3 6HP) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poynings Avenue (LE3 6HP), the main crime hotspot is near Aikman Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poynings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossgate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Withens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Withens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Piper Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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