Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 0PH
How much crime is recorded in LE5 0PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northfields & Merrydale
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,096 (2024)
LE5 0PHLeicester
How safe is LE5 0PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 0PH area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
LE5 0PHNational
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Burglary12.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft5.34.5
Shoplifting4.88.4
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.