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Crime in LE2 8UB

How much crime is recorded in LE2 8UB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Eyres Monsell
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,795 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE2 8UB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 8UB area, broadly in line with 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8UBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Public order8.74.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 36% 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.

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