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Crime in LE1 3

How much crime is recorded in LE1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
9,605 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE1 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 112.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE1 3, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
112.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
318
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

LE1 3National
Violence and sexual offences87.123.6
Shoplifting55.88.4
Burglary50.99.1
Public order41.54.6
Anti-social behaviour36.810.7
Other theft23.64.5
Criminal damage and arson16.84.7
Drugs16.22.4
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Theft from the person6.52.1
Bicycle theft5.81.0
Robbery5.61.4
Possession of weapons4.00.9
Other crime2.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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