Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE7 7EF
How much crime is recorded in LE7 7EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Anstey
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,282 (2024)
LE7 7EFLeicester
How safe is LE7 7EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE7 7EF area, well 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7EFNational
Burglary21.39.1
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.