Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 8ND
How much crime is recorded in LE3 8ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirby Frith
- Council
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,874 (2024)
LE3 8NDLeicester
How safe is LE3 8ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 77.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 8ND 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
77.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
144
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 8NDNational
Violence and sexual offences69.323.6
Criminal damage and arson20.24.7
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Public order12.94.6
Burglary11.99.1
Other theft8.44.5
Other crime4.41.5
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person2.22.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.