Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE9 1UP
How much crime is recorded in LE9 1UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whetstone
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,557 (2024)
LE9 1UPLeicester
How safe is LE9 1UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 1UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 1UPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% 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.