Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 5AU
How much crime is recorded in LE2 5AU, 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
- 1,727 (2024)
LE2 5AULeicester
How safe is LE2 5AU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 5AU area, well 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
19.9
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 5AUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary8.59.1
Public order4.24.6
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.