Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 1JS
How much crime is recorded in LE3 1JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Park East
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,174 (2024)
LE3 1JSLeicester
How safe is LE3 1JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 1JS 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
55.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 1JSNational
Violence and sexual offences47.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Burglary8.99.1
Public order7.94.6
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.