Rushey Mead South
Middle areaNorth east Leicester. 7,559 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 36% of people in Rushey Mead South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rushey Mead South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rushey Mead South at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Leicester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 189 |
| Other crime | 100 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rushey Mead South compares
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Is Rushey Mead South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rushey Mead South at a rate of 68.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Leicester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rushey Mead South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (189), other crime (100) and anti-social behaviour (90).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Leicester
These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leicester and not Rushey Mead South alone. See Leicester
Rushey Mead South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rushey Mead South was £265,000 in 2025.
Rushey Mead South had 7,238 usual residents at the census.
About 36% of people in Rushey Mead South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rushey Mead South, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.