Total Crime Rate
87.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mendip Avenue area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 459th 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 Mendip Avenue (LE4 0GH) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mendip Avenue (LE4 0GH), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Minster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Savernake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milverton Avenue | — |
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