Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 1SR
How much crime is recorded in LE3 1SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Park West
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,117 (2024)
LE3 1SRLeicester
How safe is LE3 1SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 1SR 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
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 1SRNational
Violence and sexual offences46.523.6
Criminal damage and arson13.84.7
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Public order6.84.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.