Crime Rates at Townsend Close, Leicester, LE4 7RW

Townsend Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Townsend Close (LE4 7RW) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Close (LE4 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotton Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.