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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LE5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LE5 recorded 558 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.02 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 18.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring52.45 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment558 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 18.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

558
trending_down -3.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

52.45per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,000

Within LE5 district

Leicester

138,972

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 22 Shoplifting: 9 Public order: 5
22
Moat Court Map
total: 15 Public order: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
15
Keyham Close Map
total: 13 Public order: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3
13
Wickford Close Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Public order: 1
8
Exton Road Map
total: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Burglary: 2
8
Dorothy Road Map
total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Public order: 2
7
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Rosebery Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Possession of weapons: 2
6
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Public order: 1
6
Ocean Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
558 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
236
42.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
62
11.1%
Public Order
60
10.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
54
9.7%
Vehicle Crime
35
6.3%
Shoplifting
27
4.8%
Drug Offences
18
3.2%
Other Theft
18
3.2%
Burglary
15
2.7%
Other Crime
12
2.2%
Bicycle Theft
7
1.3%
Weapons Possession
5
0.9%
Robbery
5
0.9%
Theft from Person
4
0.7%

Crime Analysis: LE5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in LE5 (42.3%). Criminal Damage & Arson (11.1%) and Public Order (10.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LE5 has fallen sharply — by 18.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LE5 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -18.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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