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Crime in LE8 5

How much crime is recorded in LE8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Population
14,651 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE8 5, 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary6.99.1
Shoplifting5.28.4
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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.

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