Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gleneagles Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 207th highest crime rate of 954 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 Gleneagles Avenue (LE4 7YJ) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 171.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gleneagles Avenue (LE4 7YJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gleneagles Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dalkeith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edenhall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peebles Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentbridge Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromarty Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromarty Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Coatbridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kincraig Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edenhall Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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