Total Crime Rate

307.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 307.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.3 10/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aikman Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aikman Avenue (LE3 9JU) in the last 12 months was 307.4 per 1,000 residents and was 118.2% higher than the Beaumont Leys average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 640.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 207.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 860.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aikman Avenue (LE3 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Glengarry Way. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 60 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Keightley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengarry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dillon Rise —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glengarry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glengarry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keightley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glengarry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glengarry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengarry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glengarry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengarry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heays Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eagle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengarry Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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