Crime Rates at Barbara Avenue, Leicester, LE5 2AD

Barbara Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Barbara Avenue (LE5 2AD) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbara Avenue (LE5 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colchester Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.