Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE8 4BA
How much crime is recorded in LE8 4BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaby Village
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
LE8 4BALeicester
How safe is LE8 4BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 4BA 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
LE8 4BANational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.