Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE8 5SU
How much crime is recorded in LE8 5SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Countesthorpe & Kilby
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
LE8 5SULeicester
How safe is LE8 5SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 5SU 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5SUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Shoplifting12.98.4
Burglary9.79.1
Public order4.64.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery0.61.4
Other theft0.44.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.