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Crime in LE1 8

How much crime is recorded in LE1 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Population
4,720 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE1 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 63.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE1 8, 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
63.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
163
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences46.223.6
Burglary33.89.1
Anti-social behaviour24.110.7
Public order18.34.6
Shoplifting16.98.4
Other theft12.64.5
Drugs12.02.4
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Robbery6.01.4
Theft from the person3.92.1
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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80
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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