Crime Rates at Oakland Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7SG

Oakland Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 421st 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 Oakland Avenue (LE4 7SG) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher than the Rushey Mead average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakland Avenue (LE4 7SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glencoe Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kintyre Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.