Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 6RD
How much crime is recorded in LE3 6RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dane Hills & Western Park
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,682 (2024)
LE3 6RDLeicester
How safe is LE3 6RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 6RD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 6RDNational
Violence and sexual offences37.423.6
Burglary14.59.1
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Other theft7.64.5
Public order6.84.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs4.62.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.