Crap Towns / Leicester / Crime

How much crime is there in Leicester?

The police recorded 114 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Leicester from September 2023 to August 2026, 50% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 46.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 109, down from 117 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	117	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	116	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	109	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	46.2	34.1
Public order	13.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	11.5	7.0
Shoplifting	9.9	7.1
Other theft	8.8	5.4
Vehicle crime	7.0	3.8
Burglary	4.7	3.1
Drugs	4.7	2.4
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.9	0.5
Robbery	1.5	0.6
Theft from the person	1.3	0.4
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leicester	–	114
Thurmaston	5.9 km	81.3
Enderby and Narborough	6.8 km	69.1
Wigston	5.5 km	68.3
Syston	8.5 km	61.7
Anstey	5.9 km	53.5
Blaby and Whetstone	7.3 km	52.4
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	5.6 km	49.1
Oadby	5.6 km	47.6
Birstall	5.6 km	47.4
Groby	6.7 km	40.3
The typical town	–	76.2