Leicester, NY Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Leicester in green. The most dangerous areas in Leicester are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Leicester, NY Safe from Theft?

The A- grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US city. Leicester is in the 77th percentile for safety, meaning 23% of cities are safer and 77% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Leicester's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Leicester is 5.466 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Leicester generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Leicester may be as high as 1 in 132 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 257 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northeast parts of Leicester, NY: about 2 per year. The northwest part of Leicester has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Leicester's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Leicester to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Leicester is safer than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Leicester, NY

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Leicester about $43,767 in 2025, or roughly $28 per resident. This is part of Leicester's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Leicester, including every crime type and how Leicester compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Leicester's crime maps on the Leicester overall crime page.

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Individual Leicester Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in Leicester is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Leicester.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Wadsworth, NY	A+	A	A	A-
Mount Morris, NY	C-	C-	D	D-
Retsof, NY	A+	A+	A	A-
Piffard, NY	A+	A+	A	A
Geneseo, NY	C+	D+	D+	D
Peoria, NY	A+	B-	A-	B+
Perry, NY	A-	B	B-	C+
Perry Center, NY	A	B+	B+	B
Livonia Center, NY	A	C	B+	B+
York Hamlet, NY	A+	A+	A	A

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Leicester is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Wagon Wheel, AZ	C+	D	D	C
Conway, MO	C-	D	D	C
Cook, MN	D+	C-	C-	D+
Corapeake, NC	C+	B+	B+	B-
Whitewater, CO	C	C	C	C
West Point, IA	A-	A-	A-	B+
Warsaw, IL	C-	B+	B+	C-
Warriors Mark, PA	A+	A+	A+	A
Walnut Shade, MO	C-	B-	B-	D+
Woodacre, CA	C+	D	D	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Leicester, NY average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Leicester schools on SchoolGrade

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