Total Crime Rate

172.1 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 172.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Swithland Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 202nd 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 Swithland Avenue (LE4 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 172.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swithland Avenue (LE4 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swithland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byford Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abbey Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pioneer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ariane Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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