Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE8 5US
How much crime is recorded in LE8 5US, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford
- Council
- Harborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,338 (2024)
LE8 5USLeicester
How safe is LE8 5US
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 5US area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5USNational
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Burglary3.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.14.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.