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Crime in LE3 5

How much crime is recorded in LE3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Population
24,523 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE3 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE3 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences42.223.6
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Burglary17.29.1
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Public order11.34.6
Other theft9.24.5
Shoplifting8.68.4
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Drugs6.32.4
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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