Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 2EP
How much crime is recorded in LE3 2EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowley Fields & Faircharm
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
LE3 2EPLeicester
How safe is LE3 2EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 2EP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 2EPNational
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary12.79.1
Public order7.44.6
Shoplifting7.28.4
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs3.92.4
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.