Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 8DA
How much crime is recorded in LE2 8DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aylestone South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
How safe is LE2 8DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 8DA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8DANational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary10.19.1
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.