Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE9 8FA
How much crime is recorded in LE9 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barwell
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,620 (2024)
LE9 8FALeicester
How safe is LE9 8FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 8FA 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8FANational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary3.09.1
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.