Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 1AA
How much crime is recorded in LE2 1AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfields South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,106 (2024)
LE2 1AALeicester
How safe is LE2 1AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 1AA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
174
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 1AANational
Shoplifting52.38.4
Violence and sexual offences48.523.6
Burglary25.89.1
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Public order12.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft8.04.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Theft from the person2.92.1
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.