Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 9HR
How much crime is recorded in LE4 9HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushey Mead North
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,171 (2024)
LE4 9HRLeicester
How safe is LE4 9HR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 9HR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9HRNational
Burglary16.39.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.