Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE8 5PS
How much crime is recorded in LE8 5PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Countesthorpe & Kilby
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,074 (2024)
LE8 5PSLeicester
How safe is LE8 5PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 5PS 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5PSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.