Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 2DF
How much crime is recorded in LE5 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colchester Road
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
LE5 2DFLeicester
How safe is LE5 2DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 2DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2DFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.