Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 4UF
How much crime is recorded in LE2 4UF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oadby East
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,953 (2024)
LE2 4UFLeicester
How safe is LE2 4UF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 4UF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 4UFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Burglary1.59.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.42.4
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.