Crime Rates at Ashdown Avenue, Leicester, LE3 6RA

Ashdown Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 244th 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 Ashdown Avenue (LE3 6RA) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Avenue (LE3 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolton Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.