Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 4SA
How much crime is recorded in LE2 4SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oadby South & West
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,119 (2024)
LE2 4SALeicester
How safe is LE2 4SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 4SA area, below 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4SANational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary10.59.1
Public order4.24.6
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.