Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 1PS
How much crime is recorded in LE2 1PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crown Hills
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,639 (2024)
LE2 1PSLeicester
How safe is LE2 1PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 1PS 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
17.4
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 1PSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Public order4.44.6
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.04.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.