Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 3NT
How much crime is recorded in LE3 3NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leicester Forest East
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
LE3 3NTLeicester
How safe is LE3 3NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 3NT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 3NTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.61.4
Other theft0.04.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 68% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.