Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE7 4UJ
How much crime is recorded in LE7 4UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,527 (2024)
LE7 4UJLeicester
How safe is LE7 4UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE7 4UJ 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4UJNational
Burglary13.59.1
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.