Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE7 2DS
How much crime is recorded in LE7 2DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Syston East
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,966 (2024)
LE7 2DSLeicester
How safe is LE7 2DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE7 2DS 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
LE7 2DSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order2.54.6
Burglary2.19.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.