Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 6PB
How much crime is recorded in LE2 6PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saffron Lane
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,685 (2024)
LE2 6PBLeicester
How safe is LE2 6PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 6PB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 6PBNational
Violence and sexual offences34.523.6
Public order8.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other crime4.21.5
Burglary2.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.