Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 2DN
How much crime is recorded in LE5 2DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colchester Road
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
LE5 2DNLeicester
How safe is LE5 2DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 2DN area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 2DNNational
Violence and sexual offences49.723.6
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.