Total Crime Rate

202.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 202.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaby , and the 11th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

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 The Avenue (LE8 4GW) in the last 12 months was 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 174.7% higher than the Blaby average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (LE8 4GW), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dovedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Winchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Winchester Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dovedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft James Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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