Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 7HT
How much crime is recorded in LE2 7HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leicester City South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,654 (2024)
LE2 7HTLeicester
How safe is LE2 7HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 7HT 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
45.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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 7HTNational
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Other theft14.24.5
Burglary12.69.1
Public order12.64.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Drugs7.02.4
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Bicycle theft4.61.0
Shoplifting2.98.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.