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Crime in LE3 6ED

How much crime is recorded in LE3 6ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Dane Hills & Western Park
Council
Leicester
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,561 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE3 6ED

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 6ED area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 6EDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary12.09.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.24.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 28% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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