Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 5HR
How much crime is recorded in LE3 5HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newfoundpool
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,640 (2024)
LE3 5HRLeicester
How safe is LE3 5HR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 70.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 5HR area, more than double 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
70.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 5HRNational
Violence and sexual offences47.923.6
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Burglary21.09.1
Public order13.74.6
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Drugs8.42.4
Other theft7.54.5
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Robbery6.71.4
Shoplifting3.68.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.