Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 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 162.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 199th 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 Aikman Avenue (LE3 9JG) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aikman Avenue (LE3 9JG), 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 Aikman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biddle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bateman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bateman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bateman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biddle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biddle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marvin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sandhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Close —
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Data Sources

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