Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE8 5RX
How much crime is recorded in LE8 5RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Countesthorpe & Kilby
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,186 (2024)
LE8 5RXLeicester
How safe is LE8 5RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 5RX area, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 5RXNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.