Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 4UU
How much crime is recorded in LE2 4UU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oadby East
- Council
- Oadby and Wigston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
LE2 4UULeicester
How safe is LE2 4UU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 4UU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4UUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.