Postcode district · Leicester
Crime in LE5
How much crime is recorded in LE5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 134,987 (2024)
LE5Postcode district · Leicester
How safe is LE5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
LE5National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Public order8.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs3.12.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.