Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE4 9BB
How much crime is recorded in LE4 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northfields & Merrydale
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,199 (2024)
LE4 9BBLeicester
How safe is LE4 9BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE4 9BB area, 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
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order4.74.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.