Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE9 8LP
How much crime is recorded in LE9 8LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barwell
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
LE9 8LPLeicester
How safe is LE9 8LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 8LP area, 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8LPNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime2.01.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.