Total Crime Rate
128.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edgehill Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 302nd 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 Edgehill Road (LE4 9EB) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 104.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edgehill Road (LE4 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gipsy Lane, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfield Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rushey Mead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edgehill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tomlin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aneford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tomlin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tomlin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tomlin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gipsy Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gipsy Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Huntingdon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Huntingdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntingdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunbar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairfax Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Northfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Naseby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Essex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barkby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Road | Under investigation |
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