Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 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

Ireton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 942 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 Ireton Road (LE4 9ET) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower 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 6 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ireton Road (LE4 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essex Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trevanth Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ireton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walcote Road
Apr 2026Public order Trevanth Road Formal action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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