Crime Rates at Maidenwell Avenue, Leicester, LE5 1QD

Maidenwell Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidenwell Avenue (LE5 1QD) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidenwell Avenue (LE5 1QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kepwick Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickhill Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.