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 2EP) 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 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatland Road. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 37 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hefford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holderness Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holderness Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatland Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burdett Way 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 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 2025Burglary Healy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchward Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hefford Gardens —
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Data Sources

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