Postcode · Leicester
Crime in LE3 8PH
How much crime is recorded in LE3 8PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Glenfield
- Council
- Blaby
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
LE3 8PHLeicester
How safe is LE3 8PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE3 8PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8PHNational
Shoplifting34.38.4
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Other theft6.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.