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Crime in LE3 2FJ

How much crime is recorded in LE3 2FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Braunstone Town
Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,403 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE3 2FJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 2FJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2FJNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Burglary15.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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