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Crime in LE7 7WL

How much crime is recorded in LE7 7WL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Anstey
Council
Charnwood
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,801 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE7 7WL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE7 7WL area, broadly in line with 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7WLNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Burglary16.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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