Total Crime Rate

169.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Central Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Syston , and the 68th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (LE7 2EE) in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher than the Syston average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (LE7 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Stiles (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wreake Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Stiles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brians Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jack Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jack Hardy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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