Postcode district · Leicester
Crime in LE8
How much crime is recorded in LE8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 51,268 (2024)
LE8Postcode district · Leicester
How safe is LE8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE8, 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
LE8National
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.