Postcode sector · Leicester
Crime in LE1 9
How much crime is recorded in LE1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 8,667 (2024)
How safe is LE1 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 100.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE1 9, 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
100.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
288
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences78.623.6
Burglary64.59.1
Shoplifting54.78.4
Public order38.54.6
Anti-social behaviour31.010.7
Other theft21.94.5
Drugs14.32.4
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Theft from the person8.82.1
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Robbery6.51.4
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Other crime1.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.