Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE1 2FP
How much crime is recorded in LE1 2FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Matthews & Highfields North
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,562 (2024)
How safe is LE1 2FP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE1 2FP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.3
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).
LE1 2FPNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order7.24.6
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.