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Crime in LE5 0ND

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

Neighbourhood
Northfields & Merrydale
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,775 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE5 0ND

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 0ND area, broadly in line with 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 0NDNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary7.99.1
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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