Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 2XP
How much crime is recorded in LE3 2XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Braunstone Town
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
LE3 2XPLeicester
How safe is LE3 2XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 2XP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2XPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.