Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 5GL
How much crime is recorded in LE4 5GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belgrave South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,878 (2024)
LE4 5GLLeicester
How safe is LE4 5GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 5GL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 5GLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary7.59.1
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.