Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 5AT
How much crime is recorded in LE2 5AT, 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
- 1,630 (2024)
LE2 5ATLeicester
How safe is LE2 5AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 5AT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 5ATNational
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Burglary22.89.1
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Public order9.84.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Shoplifting7.88.4
Other theft6.34.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.