Postcode district · Leicester
Crime in LE7
How much crime is recorded in LE7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Charnwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 80,768 (2024)
LE7Postcode district · Leicester
How safe is LE7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE7, 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
LE7National
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.