Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.2 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 15.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Aikman Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 48th 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 Aikman Avenue (LE3 9JA) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aikman Avenue (LE3 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marvin Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mossgate (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aikman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nevanthon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marvin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossgate —
Apr 2026Other crime Sandhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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