Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.3 5/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (LE4 9EF) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Rushey Mead average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (LE4 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Gipsy Lane. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naseby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfax Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tomlin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tomlin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tomlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Tomlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aneford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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