Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE7 7EJ
How much crime is recorded in LE7 7EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Anstey
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,302 (2024)
LE7 7EJLeicester
How safe is LE7 7EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE7 7EJ 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
18.0
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 7EJNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary4.39.1
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft2.04.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.62.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% 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.