Total Crime Rate

215.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 215.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.6 7/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Huntingdon Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 942 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 215.3 per 1,000 residents and was 248.5% higher than the Rushey Mead average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huntingdon Road (LE4 9GF), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huntingdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseneath Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wyvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseneath Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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