Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edgehill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 408th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgehill Road (LE4 9EB) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% higher than the Rushey Mead average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgehill Road (LE4 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgehill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tomlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walcote Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tomlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tomlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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