Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE9 7LP
How much crime is recorded in LE9 7LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earl Shilton
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
LE9 7LPLeicester
How safe is LE9 7LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 7LP area, 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 7LPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order4.94.6
Burglary2.39.1
Shoplifting2.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.