Crime Rates at Modbury Avenue, Leicester, LE4 2PY

Modbury Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 161st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Modbury Avenue (LE4 2PY) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Modbury Avenue (LE4 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jersey Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Border Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.