Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Homemead Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 289th highest crime rate of 942 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 Homemead Avenue (LE4 0LN) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homemead Avenue (LE4 0LN), the main crime hotspot is near Norwich Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Homemead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ingold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ingold Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Hipwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hipwell Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Leys Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Babingley Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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