Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 0FB
How much crime is recorded in LE2 0FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Matthews & Highfields North
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
LE2 0FBLeicester
How safe is LE2 0FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 0FB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 0FBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary2.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.