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Crime in LE5 1HD

How much crime is recorded in LE5 1HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Colchester Road
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,660 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE5 1HD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 1HD area, broadly in line with 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 1HDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Burglary8.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Public order6.24.6
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other theft0.34.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 44% 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.

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