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Crime in LE5 5

How much crime is recorded in LE5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
25,877 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE5 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE5 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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.

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