Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 5GP
How much crime is recorded in LE5 5GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfields South
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,873 (2024)
LE5 5GPLeicester
How safe is LE5 5GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 5GP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5GPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.