Crime Rates at Donald Close, Leicester, LE4 9LY

Donald Close area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 53rd 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 Donald Close (LE4 9LY) in the last 12 months was 408.0 per 1,000 residents and was 560.3% higher than the Rushey Mead average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donald Close (LE4 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gardenfield Road, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Roundway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.