Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE5 6SU
How much crime is recorded in LE5 6SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Evington
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,041 (2024)
LE5 6SULeicester
How safe is LE5 6SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE5 6SU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 6SUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.22.4
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.64.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.