Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 1AA
How much crime is recorded in LE3 1AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Park East
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
LE3 1AALeicester
How safe is LE3 1AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 1AA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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 1AANational
Violence and sexual offences48.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Criminal damage and arson14.64.7
Burglary13.19.1
Public order9.94.6
Other theft8.74.5
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Drugs5.12.4
Shoplifting3.38.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.