Crime Rates at Somerset Avenue, Leicester, LE4 0JZ

Somerset Avenue area has the 45th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 364th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Avenue (LE4 0JZ) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Avenue (LE4 0JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnham Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avebury Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.