Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 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 Essex Road (LE4 9EG) 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 Essex Road (LE4 9EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Naseby Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naseby Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Edgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfax Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Trevanth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevanth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevanth Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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