Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 1TH
How much crime is recorded in LE3 1TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Park West
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,772 (2024)
LE3 1THLeicester
How safe is LE3 1TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 1TH 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
50.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 1THNational
Violence and sexual offences38.823.6
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Criminal damage and arson11.84.7
Public order9.84.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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.