Postcode district · Leicester
Crime in LE2
How much crime is recorded in LE2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 170,325 (2024)
LE2Postcode district · Leicester
How safe is LE2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE2, 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
LE2National
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Public order8.44.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.