Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 8PF
How much crime is recorded in LE2 8PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aylestone South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,788 (2024)
LE2 8PFLeicester
How safe is LE2 8PF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 8PF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8PFNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary10.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order8.44.6
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs5.52.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.