Postcode area · Leicester
Crime in LE
How much crime is recorded in LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 1,166,015 (2024)
LEPostcode area · Leicester
How safe is LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LENational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Shoplifting6.68.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.