Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE1 5FL
How much crime is recorded in LE1 5FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leicester City Centre
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,149 (2024)
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How safe is LE1 5FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 163.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE1 5FL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
163.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
492
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 5FLNational
Burglary154.19.1
Violence and sexual offences128.523.6
Shoplifting105.88.4
Public order67.14.6
Anti-social behaviour50.410.7
Other theft36.14.5
Drugs24.72.4
Criminal damage and arson22.84.7
Theft from the person11.22.1
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Robbery8.61.4
Bicycle theft8.21.0
Possession of weapons6.00.9
Other crime2.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.