Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 18.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gipsy Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 60th 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 Gipsy Lane (LE4 7DA) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Rushey Mead average (62.9 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 Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Lane (LE4 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Gipsy Lane. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gipsy Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aneford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brackley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northfield Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfax Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naseby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braybrooke Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tomlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Edgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntingdon Road —
Sep 2025Public order Tomlin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tomlin Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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