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Crime in LE8 5PG

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

Neighbourhood
Countesthorpe & Kilby
Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,014 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE8 5PG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 5PG 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5PGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.42.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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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