Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE1 7JA
How much crime is recorded in LE1 7JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leicester City South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,073 (2024)
LE1 7JALeicester
How safe is LE1 7JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE1 7JA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
163
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 7JANational
Violence and sexual offences54.223.6
Burglary41.99.1
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Public order17.44.6
Criminal damage and arson13.74.7
Other theft12.54.5
Drugs8.82.4
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Shoplifting5.18.4
Robbery4.01.4
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Theft from the person2.42.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.