Crime Rates at Marsh Close, Leicester, LE4 7TJ

Marsh Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 292nd 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 Marsh Close (LE4 7TJ) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 109.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Close (LE4 7TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colby Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.