Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 0AD
How much crime is recorded in LE2 0AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Matthews & Highfields North
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
LE2 0ADLeicester
How safe is LE2 0AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 0AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
LE2 0ADNational
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.89.1
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other theft0.84.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.