Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE8 4EQ
How much crime is recorded in LE8 4EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaby Village
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
LE8 4EQLeicester
How safe is LE8 4EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 4EQ 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4EQNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary7.79.1
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 63% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.