Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 5FP
How much crime is recorded in LE5 5FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crown Hills
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,136 (2024)
How safe is LE5 5FP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 5FP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 5FPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary4.09.1
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.