Total Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dobney Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dobney Avenue (LE7 3FF) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% lower than the South Charnwood average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Dobney Avenue (LE7 3FF), the main crime hotspot is near Melton Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dobney Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Melton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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