Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 7EA
How much crime is recorded in LE2 7EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West End & Westcotes
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,104 (2024)
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How safe is LE2 7EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 7EA 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
47.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 7EANational
Burglary40.39.1
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Public order10.84.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft7.94.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Drugs3.92.4
Shoplifting3.18.4
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.