Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 4PH
How much crime is recorded in LE5 4PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crown Hills
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,092 (2024)
LE5 4PHLeicester
How safe is LE5 4PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 4PH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 4PHNational
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.