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Crime in DE12 7

How much crime is recorded in DE12 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North West Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Population
13,447 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DE12 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DE12 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DE12 7National
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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