Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 2PF
How much crime is recorded in LE3 2PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Town
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
LE3 2PFLeicester
How safe is LE3 2PF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 2PF 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
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 2PFNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Burglary19.59.1
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.