Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE9 1RD
How much crime is recorded in LE9 1RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
LE9 1RDLeicester
How safe is LE9 1RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 1RD 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
LE9 1RDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary13.29.1
Shoplifting10.48.4
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.