Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 1EX
How much crime is recorded in LE5 1EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Goscote & Queniborough
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,394 (2024)
LE5 1EXLeicester
How safe is LE5 1EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 1EX 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
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 1EXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary14.29.1
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.