Total Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Miller 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 Miller Close (LE4 7TU) 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 Miller Close (LE4 7TU), the main crime hotspot is near Marsh Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rushey Mead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Miller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northdown Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shearer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shearer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Campbell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northdown Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northdown Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northdown Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sandfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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