Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Strathmore Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 299th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strathmore Avenue (LE4 7HB) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Rushey Mead average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathmore Avenue (LE4 7HB), the main crime hotspot is near Oliver Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strathmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oliver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyvern Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseneath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntingdon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dunbar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentbridge Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peebles Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kendal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kendal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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