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Crime in LE2 1

How much crime is recorded in LE2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
32,722 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE2 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE2 1, above 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
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary14.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Shoplifting8.68.4
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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