Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 7PH
How much crime is recorded in LE4 7PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushey Mead North
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
LE4 7PHLeicester
How safe is LE4 7PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 7PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 7PHNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.