Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 6FD
How much crime is recorded in LE3 6FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dane Hills & Western Park
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,607 (2024)
LE3 6FDLeicester
How safe is LE3 6FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 6FD area, below 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 6FDNational
Shoplifting23.78.4
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Burglary14.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.