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Safest Areas in Leicester

Data: 2025-05 to 2026-04 · Source: data.police.uk

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Leicester recorded 1,878 burglaries in the last 12 months. That puts burglary 28% above the UK average, so a professionally installed alarm system is a smart investment.

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Burglaries (12 months)

1,878

4.33 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+28%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Leicester

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Wycliffe

1.25/1,000
Safety score: 852

Humberstone & Hamilton

1.83/1,000
Safety score: 713

Thurncourt

1.86/1,000
Safety score: 704

Spinney Hills

1.95/1,000
Safety score: 685

North Evington

2.19/1,000
Safety score: 626

Belgrave

2.32/1,000
Safety score: 587

Enderby

2.32/1,000
Safety score: 588

Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe

2.35/1,000
Safety score: 579

Troon

2.63/1,000
Safety score: 5110

Kirby Muxloe

3.13/1,000
Safety score: 4111

Rushey Mead

3.47/1,000
Safety score: 3412

Glenfield Ellis

3.53/1,000
Safety score: 3313

South Charnwood

3.53/1,000
Safety score: 3314

Beaumont Leys

3.64/1,000
Safety score: 3215

Western

3.72/1,000
Safety score: 3016

Oadby St Peter's

3.73/1,000
Safety score: 3017

Knighton

3.77/1,000
Safety score: 2918

Evington

3.87/1,000
Safety score: 2819

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields

3.90/1,000
Safety score: 2720

Thorpe Astley & St Mary's

4.05/1,000
Safety score: 2521

Braunstone Millfield

4.09/1,000
Safety score: 2422

Glenfield Faire

4.10/1,000
Safety score: 2423

Oadby Grange

4.13/1,000
Safety score: 2424

Eyres Monsell

4.25/1,000
Safety score: 2325

Thurmaston

4.28/1,000
Safety score: 2226

Stoneygate

4.40/1,000
Safety score: 2127

Braunstone Ravenhurst

4.53/1,000
Safety score: 2028

Anstey

4.94/1,000
Safety score: 1629

Thurnby & Houghton

5.07/1,000
Safety score: 1530

Saffron

5.12/1,000
Safety score: 15

Burglary hotspots in Leicester

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Castle

14.05/1,000
Safety score: 12

Westcotes

6.75/1,000
Safety score: 73

Glen Parva

6.01/1,000
Safety score: 104

Aylestone

5.78/1,000
Safety score: 115

Abbey

5.66/1,000
Safety score: 116

Fosse

5.64/1,000
Safety score: 117

Saffron

5.12/1,000
Safety score: 158

Thurnby & Houghton

5.07/1,000
Safety score: 159

Anstey

4.94/1,000
Safety score: 1610

Braunstone Ravenhurst

4.53/1,000
Safety score: 2011

Stoneygate

4.40/1,000
Safety score: 2112

Thurmaston

4.28/1,000
Safety score: 2213

Eyres Monsell

4.25/1,000
Safety score: 2314

Oadby Grange

4.13/1,000
Safety score: 2415

Glenfield Faire

4.10/1,000
Safety score: 2416

Braunstone Millfield

4.09/1,000
Safety score: 2417

Thorpe Astley & St Mary's

4.05/1,000
Safety score: 2518

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields

3.90/1,000
Safety score: 2719

Evington

3.87/1,000
Safety score: 2820

Knighton

3.77/1,000
Safety score: 2921

Oadby St Peter's

3.73/1,000
Safety score: 3022

Western

3.72/1,000
Safety score: 3023

Beaumont Leys

3.64/1,000
Safety score: 3224

Glenfield Ellis

3.53/1,000
Safety score: 3325

South Charnwood

3.53/1,000
Safety score: 3326

Rushey Mead

3.47/1,000
Safety score: 3427

Kirby Muxloe

3.13/1,000
Safety score: 4128

Troon

2.63/1,000
Safety score: 5129

Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe

2.35/1,000
Safety score: 5730

Belgrave

2.32/1,000
Safety score: 58

About Leicester

Population

433,370

Households

153,191

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What this means for Leicester homeowners

Wherever you live in Leicester, the same fundamentals make a home a harder target. Based on the local crime picture, homeowners here may want to prioritise:

  • A visible external bell box to deter opportunists
  • Door contacts on all main entry doors
  • Window sensors on accessible ground-floor and rear windows
  • Smart motion detection for hallways and main living areas
  • A video doorbell or CCTV on entry points
  • App alerts so you know the moment a sensor is triggered
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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-05 to 2026-04.

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