Total Crime Rate
241.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bleasby Close 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 Bleasby Close (LE4 9NG) 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 Bleasby Close (LE4 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near June Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rushey Mead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warren Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barkbythorpe Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coleford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warren Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanier Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannock Street | — |
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