Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE9 8BL
How much crime is recorded in LE9 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barwell
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,483 (2024)
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How safe is LE9 8BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 8BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.14.6
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.