Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 1BD
How much crime is recorded in LE3 1BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Park East
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
LE3 1BDLeicester
How safe is LE3 1BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 1BD 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
47.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 1BDNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour26.610.7
Burglary17.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order7.64.6
Other theft7.34.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs3.92.4
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.