Total Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 159.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ingold Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 228th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ingold Avenue (LE4 2DX) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ingold Avenue (LE4 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Peppercorn Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ingold Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hefford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hefford Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Burdett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seddons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheeldale Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Healy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchward Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaisdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peppercorn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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