Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 2SR
How much crime is recorded in LE3 2SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorpe Astley
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,300 (2024)
LE3 2SRLeicester
How safe is LE3 2SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 2SR 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2SRNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Vehicle crime10.83.5
Burglary6.79.1
Public order5.94.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.