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Crime in LE2 9

How much crime is recorded in LE2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
21,863 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE2 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE2 9, 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
40.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Burglary9.79.1
Public order6.34.6
Shoplifting3.58.4
Other crime3.21.5
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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