Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 8DE
How much crime is recorded in LE2 8DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aylestone South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,790 (2024)
How safe is LE2 8DE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 8DE 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
53.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 8DENational
Violence and sexual offences44.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Public order11.04.6
Burglary9.99.1
Drugs4.82.4
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.