Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marwood Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 228th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marwood Road (LE4 2ED) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marwood Road (LE4 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Garth Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hattern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hattern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Leys Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hipwell Crescent —
Apr 2026Robbery Hipwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayden Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Hayden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Modbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Halifax Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pamela Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ingold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ingold Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potterton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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