Total Crime Rate

83.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Marston Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 464th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marston Road (LE4 9FF) in the last 12 months was 83.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marston Road (LE4 9FF), 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 Marston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naseby Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barkby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfax Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Edgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntingdon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseneath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunbar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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