Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 4DA
How much crime is recorded in LE4 4DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birstall Central
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
LE4 4DALeicester
How safe is LE4 4DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 4DA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
LE4 4DANational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary11.19.1
Shoplifting10.18.4
Public order4.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.