Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berridge Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 285th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berridge Lane (LE4 7QA) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% higher than the Rushey Mead average (61.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berridge Lane (LE4 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overing Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mortoft Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berridge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roughton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overing Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elsadene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sahara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sahara Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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