Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Averil Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 942 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 Averil Road (LE5 2DA) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Humberstone & Hamilton average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Averil Road (LE5 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Ocean Road. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Averil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ocean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmeath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ocean Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryngarth Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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