Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 9EX
How much crime is recorded in LE4 9EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushey Mead South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,629 (2024)
LE4 9EXLeicester
How safe is LE4 9EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 9EX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9EXNational
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary11.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order4.14.6
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.94.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.