Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 0FF
How much crime is recorded in LE3 0FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West End & Westcotes
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
LE3 0FFLeicester
How safe is LE3 0FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 0FF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 0FFNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Burglary13.89.1
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Other theft7.54.5
Public order7.14.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Drugs5.22.4
Other crime2.41.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.