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Crime in LE1 7

How much crime is recorded in LE1 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
7,874 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE1 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE1 7, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Burglary28.99.1
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Public order9.04.6
Other theft6.54.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs3.82.4
Shoplifting3.78.4
Robbery2.81.4
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Theft from the person1.92.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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