Total Crime Rate

193.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Garth Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 166th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garth Avenue (LE4 2PN) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Avenue (LE4 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near Galway Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Modbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Hill Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Garth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Modbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Border Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridlespur Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft David Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pytchley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pamela Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coalbourn Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedworth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Garth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pamela Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pytchley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
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Data Sources

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