Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mendip Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 415th highest crime rate of 954 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 Mendip Avenue (LE4 0GG) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Avenue (LE4 0GG), the main crime hotspot is near Avebury Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mendip Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avebury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Minster Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jean Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Helens Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avebury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avebury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milverton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avebury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheddar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheddar Gardens

Data Sources

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