Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 6QL
How much crime is recorded in LE2 6QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saffron Lane
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
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How safe is LE2 6QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 6QL area, well 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
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 6QLNational
Violence and sexual offences42.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft4.44.5
Burglary4.09.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.