Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 6HT
How much crime is recorded in LE2 6HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Knighton
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,740 (2024)
LE2 6HTLeicester
How safe is LE2 6HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 6HT 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 6HTNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Shoplifting7.58.4
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.92.4
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.