Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kinross Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Humberstone & Hamilton , and the 168th 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 Kinross Avenue (LE5 2LS) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kinross Avenue (LE5 2LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kinross Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Homestone Rise Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cuttings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Langholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Homestone Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurncourt Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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