Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 1WT
How much crime is recorded in LE2 1WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clarendon Park & Stoneygate South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,777 (2024)
LE2 1WTLeicester
How safe is LE2 1WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 1WT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 1WTNational
Shoplifting36.58.4
Burglary13.99.1
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.04.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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.