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Crime in LE4 4

How much crime is recorded in LE4 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Charnwood
Region
East Midlands
Population
9,587 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE4 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE4 4, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).

LE4 4National
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.24.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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