Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · 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 36th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 414th 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 Avebury Avenue (LE4 0HD) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avebury Avenue (LE4 0HD), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savernake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milverton Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Minster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lovington Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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