Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 0BA
How much crime is recorded in LE3 0BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West End & Westcotes
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,251 (2024)
LE3 0BALeicester
How safe is LE3 0BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 0BA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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).
LE3 0BANational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Burglary12.29.1
Public order11.04.6
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Other theft8.54.5
Drugs7.42.4
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Shoplifting4.58.4
Theft from the person2.72.1
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.