Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 154.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Coates Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 220th highest crime rate of 942 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 Coates Avenue (LE3 9HW) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coates Avenue (LE3 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Biddle Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coates Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biddle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman 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 Coates Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pindar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biddle Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biddle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossgate —
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bateman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillman Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Withens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Withens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bateman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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