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Crime in LE2 0BD

How much crime is recorded in LE2 0BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
St Matthews & Highfields North
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,908 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE2 0BD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 0BD area, broadly in line with 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).

LE2 0BDNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Shoplifting18.98.4
Public order9.84.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft6.54.5
Burglary6.39.1
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% 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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