Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 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 121.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Avebury Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 311th 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 Avebury Avenue (LE4 0FP) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avebury Avenue (LE4 0FP), the main crime hotspot is near Savernake Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avebury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milverton Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laxford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lovington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savernake Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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