Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hattern Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 954 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 2DW) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hattern Avenue (LE4 2DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Red Hill Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Packwood Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hattern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Hill Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seddons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hefford Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Hefford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hipwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burdett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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