Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 72.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windmill Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 206th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

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 Windmill Avenue (LE4 4JN) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher than the Birstall East & Wanlip average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Avenue (LE4 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Wanlip Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Northfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paget Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Paget Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lambourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanlip Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanlip Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Wanlip Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanlip Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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