Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 2NE
How much crime is recorded in LE2 2NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oadby North
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,139 (2024)
LE2 2NELeicester
How safe is LE2 2NE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 2NE 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2NENational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Burglary14.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.