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Crime in LE2 1BL

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

Neighbourhood
Highfields South
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,084 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE2 1BL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 1BL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 1BLNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.24.5
Burglary1.09.1
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
40
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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