Postcode sector · Leicester

Crime in LE2 2

How much crime is recorded in LE2 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Leicester
Region: East Midlands
Population: 22,623 (2024)

LE2 2Postcode sector · Leicester

Crime

How safe is LE2 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE2 2, 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

23.3

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

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 2National

Violence and sexual offences16.723.6

Burglary12.89.1

Shoplifting7.78.4

Anti-social behaviour6.210.7

Public order4.54.6

Other theft3.54.5

Criminal damage and arson3.24.7

Vehicle crime2.73.5

Drugs1.82.4

Bicycle theft1.31.0

Other crime0.61.5

Robbery0.61.4

Possession of weapons0.40.9

Theft from the person0.22.1

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

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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