Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE9 9HT
How much crime is recorded in LE9 9HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Desford & Newbold Verdon
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,101 (2024)
LE9 9HTLeicester
How safe is LE9 9HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 9HT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 9HTNational
Burglary13.89.1
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.