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Crime in LE8 4

How much crime is recorded in LE8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Population
9,058 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE8 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE8 4, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).

LE8 4National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary9.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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