Total Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strathmore Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Strathmore Avenue (LE4 7HD) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 466.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 533.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strathmore Avenue (LE4 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oliver Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edenhall Close (25 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 | Vehicle crime | Oliver Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edenhall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseneath Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barkby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyvern Avenue | — |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Peebles Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edenhall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kendal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kendal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Under investigation |
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