Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Welbeck Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 391st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welbeck Avenue (LE4 0EE) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Avenue (LE4 0EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sudeley Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chale Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sudeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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