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Crime in LE5 0

How much crime is recorded in LE5 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
28,475 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE5 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 68.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE5 0, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
68.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
178
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).

LE5 0National
Violence and sexual offences54.223.6
Shoplifting34.48.4
Public order22.14.6
Burglary21.59.1
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Other theft12.54.5
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Drugs8.22.4
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Theft from the person3.72.1
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Robbery2.91.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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