Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 7HE
How much crime is recorded in LE4 7HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushey Mead South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,540 (2024)
LE4 7HELeicester
How safe is LE4 7HE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 7HE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LE4 7HENational
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.