Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE2 3WT
How much crime is recorded in LE2 3WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knighton
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,620 (2024)
LE2 3WTLeicester
How safe is LE2 3WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE2 3WT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 3WTNational
Burglary9.09.1
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Public order2.74.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft0.54.5
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.