Total Crime Rate
129.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roseneath Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 299th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Roseneath Avenue (LE4 7GU) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roseneath Avenue (LE4 7GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barkby Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farnworth Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rushey Mead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentbridge Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunbar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barkby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseneath Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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