Crime Rates at Wenlock Way, Leicester, LE4 9HU

Wenlock Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 122nd 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 Wenlock Way (LE4 9HU) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 283.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Way (LE4 9HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanier Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.