Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 5FA
How much crime is recorded in LE5 5FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crown Hills
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
LE5 5FALeicester
How safe is LE5 5FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 5FA area, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5FANational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.74.6
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.