Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 3FF
How much crime is recorded in LE3 3FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leicester Forest East
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,955 (2024)
LE3 3FFLeicester
How safe is LE3 3FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 3FF 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 3FFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Burglary12.49.1
Shoplifting11.28.4
Vehicle crime10.83.5
Public order9.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft6.14.5
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.