Crime Rates at Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE4 9BX

Gipsy Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 132nd 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 Gipsy Lane (LE4 9BX) in the last 12 months was 233.0 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Lane (LE4 9BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tranter Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.