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Rushey Mead — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Leicestershire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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The Rushey Mead neighbourhood includes a mixture of residential premises and industrial units. There is a large rural area, Watermead Park, which is a wildlife sanctuary with open green spaces. The two secondary schools in the area are significant community assets and local officers have developed strong links with the pupils and staff. To find out more about what's happening in your local area read your local station Inspector's monthly update.

Contact the team

telephone
101

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Leicestershire Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

126 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (106): ▲ 20 (19%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences31 · 25%
  • Shoplifting30 · 24%
  • Anti-social behaviour17 · 13%
  • Vehicle crime11 · 9%
  • Public order10 · 8%
  • Other theft8 · 6%
  • Burglary6 · 5%
  • Criminal damage and arson6 · 5%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

81 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified43 · 53%
  • Unable to prosecute suspect22 · 27%
  • Local resolution6 · 7%
  • Awaiting court outcome6 · 7%
  • Action to be taken by another organisation2 · 2%
  • Offender given a caution1 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Road Safety - results from "my views" survey conducted by the local team, via Neighbourhood Link, indicate that this is a priority concern in Rushey Mead - with speeding, bad parking, use of mobile phones, drink and drug driving being a great concern to the public. Key locations: Gipsy Lane, Gleneagles Ave, Peebles Way, outside local schools

By working in conjunction with partner agencies and listening to the local community we are able to identify high-risk areas and develop longer-term solutions through traffic calming measures and more appropriate road signage. You will see your beat officers providing patrols at local schools at key times to improve the safety of pupils, parents and road users. We will also try to educate and enforce the laws around child car seats and use of seatbelts. Our team have planned speeding, road traffic offending and vehicle checks operations across the Rushey Mead area throughout the coming months, to catch those breaking the law. The team will also be targeting motorbikes and those causing a nuisance and ASB. You will see signs being placed across the beat area warning against riding motorbikes on our green spaces. We are also committed to identifying those who use vehicles without the correct documentation such as valid driving licences and valid insurance. Please contact the team if you have any concerns. *** Update *** On 3rd June the local team completed a traffic enforcement operation whereby a number of identified locations were targeted. Results - 23 x traffic offences reported including speeding (9), mobile phone usage (4), no seatbelt (6) and driving document offences (4) 2 x vehicles seized under the Road Traffic Act 1 x Stop and search conducted 1 x knife located and seized from vehicle where the investigation remains ongoing.

Set: 2026-07-01

Reports of street drinking in the local area have been highlighted by residents.

Our Dedicated Neighbourhood Officers will look to focus on dealing with this rising trend and the types of anti-social behaviour which stems from it. *** Update *** The local team have completed work and patrols in identified areas and are looking to take appropriate action against those involved. This will involve the incremental process in line with anti-social behaviour. One individual is currently subject to this process having been identified by local officers.

Set: 2026-07-01

Green / open spaces - We have received reports of anti-social behaviour and criminality taking place within our green and open spaces across the beat. Targeted patrols, engagement and enforcement will be undertaken.

Set: 2026-07-01

Public events & surgeries

Sainsburys Beat Surgery

2026-07-31 · Sainsburys, 501 Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7SJ

Come and meet an officer from your local team and speak to them about neighbourhood policing, what matters to you in your local area and for any crime prevention advice.

All Saints Church Beat Surgery

2026-08-08 · 20 Kerrysdale Avenue Leicester LE4 7GH

Come and meet an officer from your local team and speak to them about neighbourhood policing, what matters to you in your local area and for any crime prevention advice.

Sainsburys Beat Surgery

2026-08-16 · Sainsburys, 501 Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7SJ

Come and meet an officer from your local team and speak to them about neighbourhood policing, what matters to you in your local area and for any crime prevention advice.

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Team locations

  • Station (station)Colin Grundy Drive , Off Keyham Lane , Leicester, LE5 1FY
Official Rushey Mead team page on Leicestershire Police's site

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Leicestershire Police.