Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 8GP
How much crime is recorded in LE3 8GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Glenfield
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,770 (2024)
LE3 8GPLeicester
How safe is LE3 8GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 8GP 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 8GPNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Burglary4.09.1
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.