Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 3LB
How much crime is recorded in LE2 3LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knighton
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
LE2 3LBLeicester
How safe is LE2 3LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 3LB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
LE2 3LBNational
Burglary14.89.1
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Other theft4.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.74.6
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.