Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE8 6EA
How much crime is recorded in LE8 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whetstone
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,217 (2024)
LE8 6EALeicester
How safe is LE8 6EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE8 6EA 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
9.8
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 6EANational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.94.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Public order0.64.6
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 124% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.