Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 7RY
How much crime is recorded in LE4 7RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushey Mead North
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,254 (2024)
LE4 7RYLeicester
How safe is LE4 7RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 7RY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 7RYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary8.39.1
Public order6.34.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.