Total Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coplow Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 88th 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 Coplow Avenue (LE5 5WA) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coplow Avenue (LE5 5WA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colebrook Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayflower Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coplow Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hoylake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoughton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckfast Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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