Crime Rate in Rushey Mead, ward

Rushey Mead has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Leicester district and the 3651st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 375th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rushey Mead in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the Leicester district average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rushey Mead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 484 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 622 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rushey Mead ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 78 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Edenhall Close (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.