Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 31.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Morpeth Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 149th 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 Morpeth Avenue (LE4 2NB) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Avenue (LE4 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatland Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morpeth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bewcastle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bewcastle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Leys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaumont Leys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cotley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cotley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cashmore View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colsterdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Colsterdale Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatland Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheatley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acer Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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