Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 5FB
How much crime is recorded in LE5 5FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crown Hills
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
LE5 5FBLeicester
How safe is LE5 5FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 5FB 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5FBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.