Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 1EQ
How much crime is recorded in LE3 1EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Park West
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
LE3 1EQLeicester
How safe is LE3 1EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 1EQ 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
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 1EQNational
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order5.44.6
Shoplifting3.78.4
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.