Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE8 4BD
How much crime is recorded in LE8 4BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaby Village
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,115 (2024)
LE8 4BDLeicester
How safe is LE8 4BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 4BD area, 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4BDNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Burglary7.49.1
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.