Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Glenbarr Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 402nd 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 Glenbarr Avenue (LE4 0AE) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenbarr Avenue (LE4 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Devonshire Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glenbarr Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rugby Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Repton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Bridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Littleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenbarr Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glenbarr Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Storey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Englewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Repton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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