Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 2UU
How much crime is recorded in LE3 2UU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Town
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,368 (2024)
LE3 2UULeicester
How safe is LE3 2UU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 2UU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2UUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% 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.