Total Crime Rate
233.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Huntingdon Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 132nd 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 Huntingdon Road (LE4 9GF) in the last 12 months was 233.0 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% higher than the Rushey Mead average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (β 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Huntingdon Road (LE4 9GF), 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.
View Crime In Rushey Mead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Naseby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oliver Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Northfield 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 | Northfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aneford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyvern Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gipsy Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gipsy Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Huntingdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Huntingdon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edgehill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunbar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodgreen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodgreen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodgreen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntingdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseneath Avenue | Under investigation |
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