Postcode sector · Leicester
Crime in LE9 5
How much crime is recorded in LE9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 8,073 (2024)
LE9 5Postcode sector · Leicester
How safe is LE9 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE9 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Shoplifting22.88.4
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft6.24.5
Other crime5.61.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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.