Total Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 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 58.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hattern Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hattern Avenue (LE4 2DU) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hattern Avenue (LE4 2DU), 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 Hattern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayden Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Ingold Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Hayden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hipwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hipwell Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hattern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hattern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Leys Close —
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ingold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potterton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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