Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 37th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marwood Road (LE4 2EN) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marwood Road (LE4 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Jersey Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 12 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayden Close —
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potterton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ingold Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ingold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hattern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hattern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hayden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cashmore View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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