Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marwood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 954 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 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marwood Road (LE4 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jersey Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cashmore View (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Healy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Hill Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Burdett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hefford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hefford Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seddons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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